The Good, the Bad, the Weird

"One map. Three villains. Winner takes all."

2008 2h 10m KO

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7.2

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81%

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METACRITIC

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7.2

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 853🍅81%Rotten Tomatoes●69Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 39,441

ActionAdventureComedyWestern

Synopsis

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The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.

“One map. Three villains. Winner takes all.”

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Cast

Song Kang-ho
Yoon Tae-goo
Lee Byung-hun
Park Chang-yi
Jung Woo-sung
Park Do-won
Yoon Je-moon
Byung-choon
Ryu Seung-soo
Man-gil
Song Young-chang
Kim Pan-joo
Son Byung-ho
Seo Jae-sik
Oh Dal-su
Mr. Park

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Jee-woon
Writers: Kim Min-suk, Kim Jee-woon
Languages: Japanese, Mandarin, Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, Mandarin, Korean.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Jee-woon, shot by Lee Mo-gae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dalpalan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Song Kang-ho and Lee Byung-hun and Jung Woo-sung carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One map. Three villains. Winner takes all.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0901487 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kim Jee-woon directs. Lee Mo-gae behind the camera. Dalpalan scores. Nam Na-young cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Japanese, Mandarin, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, Mandarin, Korean.
3Directed by Kim Jee-woon, shot by Lee Mo-gae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dalpalan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Song Kang-ho and Lee Byung-hun and Jung Woo-sung carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "One map. Three villains. Winner takes all.".
8IMDB entry: tt0901487 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 13 different titles around the world.