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The Prison

2017 · 125 min · Director: Hyeon Na, Na Hyun ★ IMDb 6.5 · 2,406 ratings

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AN EX-COP CONVICT JOINS A SECRET CRIME SYNDICATE WITHIN THE PRISON Yu-gon (KIM Rae-won), troubled former police inspector, is imprisoned for a hit-and-run accident. While inside, he discovers that the entire penitentiary is controlled by an inmate named Ik-ho (HAN Seok-kyu) who has been running a crime syndicate with the help of the warden and guards which provides them the perfect alibi. Soon enough, Yu-gon becomes a major part of Ik-ho's crime empire.

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The Prison (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Excitement 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear20%
  2. Relief20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Excitement, Fear. Genres: Crime, Action. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Excitement and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Disturbing
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 38 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity60 %57 %40 %40 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension65 %64 %51 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Tension68 %68 %58 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 22′Tension65 %61 %51 %40 %
22.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity60 %53 %34 %49 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Tension59 %54 %25 %50 %
32.5 %≈ 41′Tension59 %55 %30 %48 %
37.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity56 %51 %33 %48 %
42.5 %≈ 53′Tension56 %50 %35 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 59′Curiosity59 %53 %35 %48 %
52.5 %≈ 66′Tension61 %59 %35 %51 %
57.5 %≈ 72′Curiosity69 %69 %50 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 78′Tension76 %76 %63 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 84′Tension76 %76 %53 %50 %
72.5 %≈ 91′Tension79 %79 %48 %58 %
77.5 %≈ 97′Tension85 %85 %61 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 103′Tension89 %89 %69 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 109′Tension89 %89 %60 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 116′Tension79 %71 %40 %19 %
97.5 %≈ 122′Relief65 %45 %22 %18 %
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Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JW
Jung Woong-in

Prison Director Kang

Jo Jae-yun

Hong-pyo

SS
Shin Sung-rok

Chang-gil

Lee Kyung-young

Director Bae

Kang Shin-il

Director Noh

Kim Sung-kyun

Dr. Kim

PW
Park Won-sang

Manager Jung

JS
Jung Suk-won

Beom-mo

HJ
Han Joo-wan

Jong-dae

YH
Yu Ha-jun

Yong-chul

Park Jin-woo

Mr. Oh

LS
Lee Seung-jin

Prisoner

YS
Yeon Song-ha

Mistress

KC
Kim Chan-hyung

Song Yoo-cheol

JH
Jong Ho

Prisoner

NK
Na Kwang-hoon

Jang Min-gi

Details

Directed by
Hyeon Na, Na Hyun
Written by
Hyeon Na, Na Hyun
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
125 min
Country
South Korea
Genres
Crime, Action
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 2,406 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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