Crime, Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller  •  2025  •  123 min

Yadang: The Snitch (2025)

Yadang: The Snitch poster

Yadang: The Snitch (2025)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

Navigating both the criminal underworld and law enforcement agencies, professional snitches called "yadang" provide covert information about the drug world to prosecutors and police. When a drug bust at a party attended by high-profile second-generation VIPs entangles those involved into a dangerous conspiracy, a seasoned yadang must do everything in his power not just to make it out on top, but alive.


Starring Cast

Kang Ha-neul  •   Yoo Hae-jin  •   Park Hae-joon


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film critiques systemic corruption within law enforcement and political structures, portraying an individual's struggle and vengeance against a system that betrayed him, aligning with left-leaning themes of holding power accountable.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie features an all-Korean cast, consistent with its South Korean production. The narrative is male-dominated and primarily focuses on themes of institutional corruption, power dynamics, and socioeconomic inequality, critiquing systemic abuses rather than explicitly centering on identity-based diversity, equity, and inclusion themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Based on available information, 'Yadang: The Snitch' does not appear to feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Plot descriptions focus on a crime thriller narrative involving a snitch, prosecutor, and detective in the criminal underworld, with no references to LGBTQ+ elements among its characters or story arcs.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Based on available plot summaries, reviews, and cast details, Yadang: The Snitch (2025) does not appear to feature any transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a crime thriller involving drug investigations, informants, and corruption, with character arcs centered on figures like broker Lee Kang-soo and prosecutor Goo Gwan-hee, none of whom are identified as transsexual.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

Available information for "Yadang: The Snitch" indicates no documented combat scenes where female characters engage in or are victorious in physical combat against male opponents. Therefore, no instances of female characters defeating male opponents in close-quarters physical combat are identified.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film's principal characters—Lee Kang-soo, Goo Gwan-hee, and Oh Sang-jae—are consistently portrayed by actors of the same gender as their established roles in plot summaries and cast listings. No instances of gender swapping were identified.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film's characters are portrayed by actors of Korean ethnicity, aligning with their descriptions as Korean individuals within the contemporary South Korean setting. There is no indication of prior source material establishing these characters as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.5
The Movie Database logo
7.0

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.7
Metacritic logo
N/A

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