Overview
Two friends take on a thrilling race against time to save a life, blending humor and action in a wild chase.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- energetic
- suspenseful
- movie night
- action comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an energetic and entertaining action comedy powered by the leads' chemistry, while noting its conventional crime framework.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ki-joon and Hee-yeol rely on their friendship and contrasting approaches while pursuing the kidnapping case.
The protagonists are police university students who use their lessons to investigate a kidnapping themselves.
The kidnapping turns the students' investigation into an urgent race against time.
The film combines suspenseful pursuit and confrontations with the protagonists' youthful comic dynamic.
Films like Midnight Runners, and why
21 Jump Street
shares fast-paced buddy action comedy, mismatched friends, and police-centered crime plotting
The Other Guys
shares bromantic chemistry, irreverent humor, and inexperienced protagonists confronting criminal danger
Extreme Job
shares korean action-comedy energy, youthful friendship, and compassionate crime investigation
Movie Details
- Director
- Jason Kim
- Release Date
- 2017-08-09
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (260)
Cast
- Park Seo-jun
- Kang Ha-neul
- Sung Dong-il
- Park Ha-seon
- Go Joon
- Lee Ho-jung
- Bae Yu-ram
- Cho Joon
- Byeon Woo-seok
- Kim Kyu-baek
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Kocowa, Cineverse Amazon Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Midnight Runners about?
- Two impulsive police cadets turn a witnessed kidnapping into a reckless, heartfelt race against time.
- What is Midnight Runners like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Midnight Runners as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Midnight Runners violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Midnight Runners as moderate.
- What did critics think of Midnight Runners?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an energetic and entertaining action comedy powered by the leads' chemistry, while noting its conventional crime framework.
- Which films are like Midnight Runners?
- Films with a similar feel include 21 Jump Street, The Other Guys, and Extreme Job.
- How long is Midnight Runners?
- Midnight Runners runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch Midnight Runners?
- In United States, Midnight Runners streams on Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Kocowa, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
