Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- tense
- melancholic
- paranoid
- late night viewing
- spy thriller marathon
What critics said
The available reception is mixed, with the film's espionage premise and action framing undercut by a long, subdued interpersonal middle and uncertain tonal balance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Manager Zo and Park Geon pursue connected security objectives for South and North Korean intelligence organizations.
Hwang Chi-seong's personal interests conflict with the North Korean mission, destabilizing the intelligence operation.
Chae Seon-hwa is pressured by agents from both sides as they attempt to secure her as a human intelligence source.
The investigation unfolds near Vladivostok and the Far East Russian border, where a transnational syndicate operates.
Films like Humint, and why
The Spy Gone North
shares covert intelligence operations, divided-Korea tensions, and morally compromised agents
The Berlin File
shares South Korean espionage, political conspiracy, and tense cross-border maneuvering
The Yellow Sea
shares undercover crime investigation, shifting loyalties, and hard-edged action drama
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
shares double-crosses, intelligence tradecraft, and bleak institutional pressure
Movie Details
- Director
- Ryoo Seung-wan
- Release Date
- 2026-02-11
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (167)
Cast
- Zo In-sung
- Park Jeong-min
- Park Hae-joon
- Shin Sae-kyeong
- Robert Maaser
- Jung Yoo-jin
- Park Myung-shin
- Lee Shin-ki
- Kang Ha-kyung
- Lee Jun-young
Common questions
- What is Humint about?
- Rival South and North Korean intelligence officers collide in Vladivostok while competing to control a vulnerable human source linked to an international crime syndicate.
- What is Humint like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Humint as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Humint violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Humint.
- What did critics think of Humint?
- The available reception is mixed, with the film's espionage premise and action framing undercut by a long, subdued interpersonal middle and uncertain tonal balance.
- Which films are like Humint?
- Films with a similar feel include The Spy Gone North, The Berlin File, The Yellow Sea, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
- How long is Humint?
- Humint runs 120 minutes.
