Comedy, Action, Crime  •  2017  •  109 min

Midnight Runners (2017)

Midnight Runners poster

Midnight Runners (2017)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
8.3

Overview

Two apathetic police academy recruits who become best buddies through the tough training together witness a woman being abducted right before their very eyes. As they were taught in the academy, they quickly report the incident to the police, but the police are in no hurry to jump on the case. So the duo decide to take the matter into their own hands and rescue the woman.


Starring Cast

Park Seo-joon  •   Kang Ha-neul  •   Park Ha-seon


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Leans Right
Confidence: High

The film champions individual initiative and direct action as the effective solution to a crisis when official bureaucracy fails, aligning with themes of self-reliance and skepticism of government inefficiency.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

This South Korean action-comedy features a cast representative of its cultural origin. The narrative focuses on two male protagonists and does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Midnight Runners does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on a heterosexual buddy-cop dynamic and a crime investigation, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Midnight Runners' does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes within its narrative. The story focuses on two police academy students investigating a kidnapping, with no elements related to transsexual identity or experiences.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film focuses on two male police academy students who engage in physical combat against a human trafficking ring. No significant female characters are depicted participating in or winning close-quarters physical fights against male opponents.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Midnight Runners is an original South Korean film, not an adaptation of existing source material or a reboot with legacy characters. All main characters are original to this film, thus no pre-established characters underwent a gender change.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Midnight Runners is an original South Korean film from 2017, not an adaptation of prior material or a historical biopic. Its characters were created for this film, thus lacking any pre-established race to be altered.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.3
The Movie Database logo
7.5

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
10.0
Metacritic logo
N/A

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