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The Battleship Island (2017) · CriticCrunch

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The Battleship Island

Movie2017·132 min

The Battleship Island

Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan

A drama war film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 30%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

294 ratings

About The Battleship Island

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Tense
Story Tags: freedom rebellion, social injustice, sacrifice duty, early 1900s, historical event, action combat, island, prison, group found family, battlefield combat, war homefront, ensemble, underdog, escape chase, survival

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Details

Director: Ryoo Seung-wan
Language: Korean

Cast

Hwang Jung-min, So Ji-sub, Song Joong-ki

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How The Battleship Island Ranks

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Top 30%

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Top 24%

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the vibe

The Battleship Island Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenseapproachableseriousbroadearnest

gritty

tense

What it's about

escape chasesurvivalfreedom rebellionsocial injusticesacrifice dutyensembleunderdoggroup found familyhistorical eventaction combatbattlefield combatwar homefrontislandprisonearly 1900s

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty