
A Taxi Driver (2017)
택시운전사
Based on true events, an untold story of a taxi driver.
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A Taxi Driver rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.9/10 on IMDb and 69/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About A Taxi Driver
May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job.
Cast of A Taxi Driver

Song Kang-ho
as Kim Man-seob

Thomas Kretschmann
as Jürgen Hinzpeter

Yoo Hai-jin
as Hwang Tae-sul

Ryu Jun-yeol
as Gu Jae-sik

Park Hyuk-kwon
as Reporter Choi

Choi Gwi-hwa
as Civvies Leader

Cha Soon-bae
as Driver Cha

Shin Dam-su
as Driver Sin

Ryu Sung-hyun
as Driver Ryoo

Um Tae-goo
as Illegal checkpoint Sergeant First Class Park
- P
Park Min-hee
as Lieutenant Colonel Kwon

Lee Jung-eun
as Hwang Tae-sool's wife
A Taxi Driver facts
- Original title
- 택시운전사
- Budget
- $12.8M
- Box office
- $81.9M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Based-on-true-story drama delivers excited energy throughout runtime
- •Gwangju setting provides historical specificity for democratization struggle
- •Character relationships develop genuine camaraderie amid political turmoil
What the audience disliked
- •Action pacing overwhelms quieter character development moments occasionally
- •Historical tragedy ending may leave audiences emotionally drained
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