Action, Crime  •  2019  •  114 min

The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019)

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The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos (2019)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
6.6

Overview

A respectable village head decides to keep his son away from the violent politics of rural life. However, fate intervenes, forcing the young man to not only return home, but also take up the sickle.


Starring Cast

Ma Dong-seok  •   Kim Sang-jung  •   Kim Ah-jung


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film primarily focuses on the apolitical themes of crime, justice, and action, depicting an unconventional team of criminals and ex-detectives fighting a dangerous criminal organization. Its narrative prioritizes pragmatic, extra-legal solutions to a severe crime problem without promoting a specific political ideology.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The film features a cast and crew that reflect its South Korean origin, presenting diversity within that cultural context without explicit DEI-driven recasting of roles. The narrative focuses on its crime action plot, and does not contain explicit critiques of traditional identities or central DEI themes.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

The film primarily focuses on a team of criminals and a detective working together, forming a 'chosen family' dynamic based on loyalty and redemption, but it does not meaningfully engage with or portray traditional or progressive family structures, roles, or values as defined by the rating scale.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film centers on an action-packed crime story involving a special investigation team composed of former convicts and a detective. Its plot is dedicated to themes of justice, revenge, and criminal pursuit. No LGBTQ+ characters or related themes are depicted or explored within the movie's storyline.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film does not feature any identifiable transgender characters, nor does it explore themes related to transsexual identity. The narrative centers on a crime action plot involving a special investigation team, with no elements that touch upon transgender experiences or issues.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: Medium

The film features Kwak No-soon, a female character whose role is primarily that of a con artist, utilizing intelligence and deception. Her contributions to the team do not involve direct physical combat where she defeats male opponents. The physical confrontations are handled by the male characters.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a spin-off of a South Korean drama series. Returning characters maintain their established genders, and new characters introduced for the film are not gender-swapped versions of previously established characters from the source material.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a South Korean production, a spin-off of a South Korean television series. The main characters are portrayed by South Korean actors, consistent with the established racial context of the original franchise. There is no evidence of characters being established as one race in prior canon and then portrayed as a different race.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.2
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7.0

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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