Decision to Leave
Directed by Park Chan-wook · 2022 ·
Decision to Leave (2022) earns a 81% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (92%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (78%).
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.
Five-source breakdown
🏆 1 award win — Won Best Director, Blue Dragon Film Awards 2022
CJ Entertainment Why this score?
- Strong critic approval (92% positive).
- General viewers mostly liked it (78%).
- Metascore signals universal acclaim (85/100).
- Celluloid Score 81% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.
Best for
- Viewers who want a well-regarded romance, thriller pick
- Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers
Not ideal for
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Is Decision to Leave worth watching?
Yes — Decision to Leave earns a 81% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
Park Chan-wook's romantic noir is visually dazzling and emotionally destabilizing in equal measure.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Critics (92%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (78%).
What is Decision to Leave about?
A detective investigating a mountain death falls for the dead man's enigmatic widow, blurring investigation, obsession, and self-destruction.
Critic Reviews
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