# The Chaser (2008)

> A disgraced ex-detective turned pimp races through a brutal criminal underworld to find a client linked to the disappearance of several women.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8096

## Facts

- Runtime: 125 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Action
- Director: Na Hong-jin
- Cast: Kim Yoon-seok, Ha Jung-woo, Seo Young-hee, Kim You-jung, Jung In-gi, Choi Jung-woo, Min Kyung-jin, Park Hyo-ju
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190539/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: frantic, bleak, paranoid, late night thriller viewing, crime movie marathon

## Synopsis

A desperate detective races against time to save his missing girls from a dangerous psychopath.

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