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Action, Mystery, Drama  •  2025  •  123 min

The Old Woman with the Knife (2025)

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The Old Woman with the Knife (2025)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

Aging assassin Hornclaw has seen it all, but she never expected to mentor a reckless rookie like Bullfight. As their unlikely bond deepens, cracks form in the underworld they navigate together. When Hornclaw discovers someone wants her dead, she's thrust into a deadly game of deception. With enemies closing in and trust in short supply, survival means staying sharp—both blade and mind.

Starring Cast

Lee Hye-yeong  •   Kim Sung-cheol  •   Kim Mu-yeol

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Medium

The film explores the moral complexities of vigilantism as a response to institutional failures, presenting both critiques of state authority and internal questioning of the vigilante organization's ethics and methods, without explicitly endorsing a single political viewpoint.

Diversity: High
Confidence: High

The movie features an older female protagonist in a lead action role, explicitly subverting traditional gender and age expectations for the genre. Its narrative explores themes of ageism and gendered violence, with the protagonist's origin story involving an assault by a male U.S. serviceman, which is central to her character development and moral framing.

Secondary

Female Combat: Yes
Confidence: High

The film features Hornclaw, a legendary female assassin, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against various male opponents. Her combat methods include hand-to-hand techniques, melee weapons, and poisoned implements.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Based on available plot summaries, reviews, and promotional materials, The Old Woman with the Knife (2025) does not appear to feature any significant LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or explicit queer themes. The narrative centers on an aging assassin and themes of revenge and mentorship, with no indication of LGBTQ+ representation.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film's available descriptions, reviews, and promotional materials do not indicate the presence of transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on an aging female assassin, her origin, and conflict with a younger hitman, emphasizing themes of age, violence, and mentorship, with no reported elements related to gender identity or transition.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film's characters, including Hornclaw, Ji-wo/Ryu, and Bullfight, maintain the same genders as established in the source novel by Gu Byeong-mo. No on-screen portrayals differ from their canonical genders.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film's characters, established as Korean in the source novel, are portrayed by South Korean actors of Korean ethnicity, maintaining consistency in their East Asian racial depiction. No race swap occurred.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.1
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6.5

Critic Ratings

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9.3
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N/A

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