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The Chaser Review (2008) — 85% Celluloid Score

Directed by Na Hong-jin · 2008 ·

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Answer Summary: Is The Chaser worth watching?

The Chaser (2008) earns a 85% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for The Chaser?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

85%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

94% Critic Score
90% Audience
82 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.1
7.8 IMDb /10
Runtime
2h 5m
Cast
Kim Yoo-jung , Kim Yun-seok , Ha Jung-woo , Seo Young-hee , Kim You-jung , Jung In-gi , Choi Jung-woo , Min Kyung-jin , Park Hyo-ju , Koo Bon-woong

Where to watch in the United States

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Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (94% positive).
  • Audiences widely enjoyed it (90%).
  • Metascore signals universal acclaim (82/100).
  • Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.1/5).
  • Celluloid Score 85% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded crime, thriller, action pick

Not ideal for

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    Is The Chaser worth watching?

    Yes — The Chaser earns a 85% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Na Hong-jin’s pulverizing serial-killer thriller — Kim Yoo-jung appears in a formative early credit in a Korean crime classic.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

    What is The Chaser about?

    Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client, whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.

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