The Good, the Bad, the Weird

The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)

좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈

One map. Three villains. Winner takes all.

Release:2008
Runtime:2h 10m
Country:South Korea
Director:Kim Jee-woon
Language:Korean

Genre

ActionAdventureComedy
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Keywords

GunslingerGunAsian WesternKoreanManchuria Western

The Good, the Bad, the Weird rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.2/10· 39K votes
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic69%
TMDb7.159/10· 809 votes

With 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 69/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About The Good, the Bad, the Weird

The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.

Cast of The Good, the Bad, the Weird

  • Song Kang-ho

    Song Kang-ho

    as Yoon Tae-goo

  • Lee Byung-hun

    Lee Byung-hun

    as Park Chang-yi

  • Jung Woo-sung

    Jung Woo-sung

    as Park Do-won

  • Yoon Je-moon

    Yoon Je-moon

    as Byung-choon

  • Ryu Seung-su

    Ryu Seung-su

    as Man-gil

  • Song Young-chang

    Song Young-chang

    as Kim Pan-joo

  • Son Byung-ho

    Son Byung-ho

    as Seo Jae-sik

  • Oh Dal-su

    Oh Dal-su

    as Mr. Park

  • Lee Chung-ah

    Lee Chung-ah

    as Song-yi

  • Kim Kwang-il

    Kim Kwang-il

    as Two Blades

  • Don Lee

    Don Lee

    as Bear

  • Son Jin-hwan

    Son Jin-hwan

    as Kim Hyeok

The Good, the Bad, the Weird facts

Original title
좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈
Budget
$10M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Kim Jee-woon reinvents western genre with stylish inventive flair
  • Asian western setting provides fresh exotic alternative perspective
  • Action sequences blend comedy with genuine kinetic thrilling choreography

What the audience disliked

  • Tone occasionally veers between comedy and action awkwardly
  • Treasure hunt plot serves mainly as framework for setpieces

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