Overview
A chilling reminder of a past crime resurfaces, igniting a race against time to save a child.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- somber
- foreboding
- focused thriller night
- korean cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The fifteen-year-old kidnapping and the new disappearance are linked by the flower and the approaching expiration of the case.
The criminal case is nearing its expiration while investigators race to identify the offender.
Ha-kyung and Chung-ho are driven by the unresolved consequences of the earlier abduction as the new case unfolds.
A lonely flower appears at the old crime scene and signals the possible return of the missing criminal.
Films like Montage, and why
Memories of Murder
shared crime investigation, abduction case, procedural suspense, and emotionally driven pursuit of justice
The Chaser
shared kidnapping mystery, nonlinear revelation, grief, and determined investigators confronting an elusive criminal
I Saw the Devil
shared revenge-driven crime thriller structure, escalating suspense, and morally intense pursuit
Movie Details
- Director
- Jeong Geun-seop
- Release Date
- 2013-05-16
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (213)
Cast
- Uhm Jung-hwa
- Kim Sang-kyung
- Song Young-chang
- Jo Hee-bong
- Jung Hae-kyun
- Yoo Seung-mok
- Park Cheol-min
- Ki Joo-bong
- Lee Jun-hyeok
- Oh Dae-hwan
Common questions
- What is Montage about?
- A grieving mother and a determined detective race against a legal deadline when a new kidnapping echoes an unsolved crime from fifteen years earlier.
- What is Montage like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Montage as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Montage violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Montage as moderate.
- Which films are like Montage?
- Films with a similar feel include Memories of Murder, The Chaser, and I Saw the Devil.
- How long is Montage?
- Montage runs 120 minutes.
