Overview
A gripping tale of rivalry and survival amidst the chaos of war.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- sweeping
- melancholic
- historical film marathon
- war cinema night
What critics said
Critics acknowledged the film's ambitious scale and polished cinematography but broadly found its sprawling wartime melodrama underwhelming.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jun-shik and Tatsuo move from colonized Korea and Japan into Soviet captivity, German captivity, and the Normandy front.
The marathon competition between Jun-shik and Tatsuo develops within Japanese colonial rule and later wartime conscription.
The story moves across multiple locations and major wartime set pieces, supported by large-scale cinematography and editing.
Both protagonists are captured by Soviet forces, later seized by Germans, separated, and reunited during the Normandy campaign.
Films like My Way, and why
Saving Private Ryan
shared world war ii setting, large-scale combat spectacle, and survival drama
The Last Emperor
shared international war odyssey, shifting battlefronts, and humanist antiwar drama
Unbroken
shared true-story wartime survival, forced displacement, and emotional endurance
War Horse
shared epic historical warfare, comradeship, and sweeping production design
Movie Details
- Director
- Kang Je-kyu
- Release Date
- 2011-12-21
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Rating
- 7.9 / 10 (449)
Cast
- Jang Dong-gun
- Joe Odagiri
- Fan Bingbing
- Kim In-kwon
- Lee Yeon-hee
- Kim Hie-won
- Oh Tae-kyung
- Kwak Jung-wook
- Kim Si-hoo
- Cheon Ho-jin
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, AsianCrush, Hi-YAH, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is My Way about?
- Two rival marathon runners are swept from Japanese-occupied Korea into a brutal multinational war that tests their endurance and bond.
- What is My Way like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of My Way as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is My Way violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in My Way as graphic.
- What did critics think of My Way?
- Critics acknowledged the film's ambitious scale and polished cinematography but broadly found its sprawling wartime melodrama underwhelming.
- Which films are like My Way?
- Films with a similar feel include Saving Private Ryan, The Last Emperor, Unbroken, and War Horse.
- How long is My Way?
- My Way runs 137 minutes.
- Where can I watch My Way?
- In United States, My Way streams on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, AsianCrush, Hi-YAH, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
