Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- earnest
- patriotic
- historical war night
- korean cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a mixed, uneven war spectacle whose historical premise and action are stronger than its execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Korean Liaison Office undertakes Operation X-ray behind North Korean lines to prepare the Incheon landing.
The film presents a fictionalized version of the CIA-linked Trudy Jackson operation during the Korean War.
Douglas MacArthur, played by Liam Neeson, is positioned alongside South Korean operatives led by Jang Hak-soo.
Eight members of the Korean Liaison Office work together deep behind enemy lines under severe military pressure.
Films like Operation Chromite, and why
The Front Line
historical war drama centered on a high-risk military operation and strategic sacrifice
Taegukgi
Korean War setting, battlefield action, and emotionally charged national conflict
Dunkirk
large-scale historical war filmmaking focused on military strategy and combat spectacle
Operation Mincemeat
fictionalized true-events war narrative involving covert intelligence and military deception
Movie Details
- Director
- John H. Lee
- Release Date
- 2016-07-27
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (231)
Cast
- Lee Jung-jae
- Liam Neeson
- Lee Beom-soo
- Jin Se-yeon
- Jung Jun-ho
- Kim Seon-a
- Yoshihiro Akiyama
- Park Sung-woong
- Kim Young-ae
- Shin Soo-hang
Common questions
- What is Operation Chromite about?
- A South Korean naval lieutenant and his covert team risk everything behind enemy lines to clear the way for the Incheon landing.
- What is Operation Chromite like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Operation Chromite as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Operation Chromite violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Operation Chromite as graphic.
- What did critics think of Operation Chromite?
- Critics broadly found the film a mixed, uneven war spectacle whose historical premise and action are stronger than its execution.
- Which films are like Operation Chromite?
- Films with a similar feel include The Front Line, Taegukgi, Dunkirk, and Operation Mincemeat.
- How long is Operation Chromite?
- Operation Chromite runs 111 minutes.
