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Train to Busan (2016) | Ranked Top 1% · CriticCrunch

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Train to Busan

Movie2016·118 min

Train to Busan

Directed by Yeon Sang-ho

Action Horror Thriller

A action horror film directed by Yeon Sang-ho.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 1%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.8/10

9K ratings

About Train to Busan

When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Gritty
Story Tags: sacrifice duty, family dysfunction, survival of spirit, action combat, hotel transit, south korea, parent child, strangers forced together, everyman, reluctant hero, survival, siege bottle, race against time, zombie, body horror

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Details

Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Language: Korean

Cast

Gong Yoo, Kim Su-an, Jung Yu-mi

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How Train to Busan Ranks

All movies

Top 1%

2010s movies

Top 1%

Action movies

Top 1%

★2010s Action movies

Top 1%

Yeon Sang-ho films#1 of 6

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

Train to Busan Vibe

What it feels like

grippingbittersweetintenseapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfelt

tense

gritty

What it's about

survivalsiege bottlerace against timesacrifice dutyfamily dysfunctionsurvival of spiriteverymanreluctant heroparent childstrangers forced togetheraction combatzombiebody horrorhotel transitSouth Korea

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

tensetense