The Drug King 2018
“He who was a criminal and a patriot.”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 139 minutes
- Director
- Woo Min-ho
- Networks
- Hive Media Corp, Showbox
- Where to Stream
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
What is The Drug King?
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- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2018
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 139 minutes
- Release date
- Dec 19, 2018
- Original language
- KO
- Origin
- South Korea
- Studios
- Hive Media Corp, Showbox
- Genres
- Crime, Action, Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.3/10 from 175 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~139 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Hive Media Corp, Showbox
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Title: The Drug King (Korean: 마약왕; RR: Mayagwang).
Year: 2018.
Release Date: 12/19/2018 (KR).
Genre: Crime, Action, and Drama.
Director: Woo Min-ho.
Writer: Woo Min-ho.
Cast: Song Kang-ho (as Lee Doo-sam), Jo Jung-suk, Bae Doona, Jeon Ah-hee.
Setting: Busan, South Korea, 1970s.
Plot: Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler/narcotics dealer. After helping a drug gang smuggle meth, he enters the crime world. He is quick-witted and ambitious. He takes over the drug underworld and leads a double life as a community leader by day and an infamous drug lord by night. Public prosecutor Kim
Should you watch it?
“A small-time smuggler rises to become an infamous drug lord in 1970s South Korea.”
- Features a central performance by Song Kang-ho
- Explores the complex double life of a criminal mastermind
- Provides a detailed look at the 1970s Busan underworld
- The film contains intense violence and profanity that may be unsuitable for some viewers.
Watch it if you enjoy gritty crime dramas centered on the rapid ascent of an ambitious criminal.
The film is rated 18+ for its depiction of violence and profanity, maintaining a serious and dark tone.
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Is The Drug King worth watching?
The film is a crime drama starring Song Kang-ho that explores the underworld of 1970s South Korea.
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The Drug King has a duration of 2 hours and 19 minutes.
Is this a television series?
No, it is a feature-length film released in 2018.
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