Overview
A poignant love story that transcends physical limitations and emotional barriers.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- melancholic
- wistful
- intimate
- romantic evening
- quiet night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jung-hwa's progressive loss of vision directly shapes the couple's relationship and the stakes of their future together.
Former boxer Chul-min has closed himself off from the world before Jung-hwa draws him back into intimacy and responsibility.
The relationship is framed through illness, past revelations, danger, and difficult acts of devotion.
The film combines a fate-bound love story with disability, concealed history, and overt sentimental intensity in a contemporary South Korean setting.
Films like Always, and why
Be With You
shared tearjerker romance, emotionally wounded protagonists, and bittersweet melodrama
A Moment to Remember
shared Korean romantic melodrama, devotion under severe circumstances, and poignant emotional tone
The Notebook
shared romance driven by disability, sacrifice, and intense sentimental feeling
Movie Details
- Director
- Song Il-gon
- Release Date
- 2011-10-20
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (320)
Cast
- So Ji-sub
- Han Hyo-joo
- Kang Shin-il
- Park Cheol-min
- Oh Kwang-rok
- Kim Mi-kyung
- Jin Goo
- Jung Jae-jin
- Park Seong-geun
- Kim Jung-pal
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Always about?
- A closed-off ex-boxer and a spirited telemarketer facing blindness find fierce love while their painful histories threaten the future they are building.
- What is Always like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Always as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Always violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Always as moderate.
- Which films are like Always?
- Films with a similar feel include Be With You, A Moment to Remember, and The Notebook.
- How long is Always?
- Always runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Always?
- In United States, Always streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
