A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor.
the vibe
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grippingdarkintenselayeredseriousbroadbleak
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Movie2016·136 min
Asura: The City of Madness
Directed by Kim Sung-soo
A action crime film directed by Kim Sung-soo.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 28%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.8/10
123 ratings
About Asura: The City of Madness
- Pacing
- Gripping (8 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Bleak (1 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Tense
- Story Tags
- corruption power, betrayal, survival of spirit, legal, politics, south korea, urban, colleagues, anti hero, detective investigator, undercover infiltration, cat and mouse, conspiracy, corruption, organized crime