The Good, the Bad, the Weird

81% Tomatometer 68 Reviews 83% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings In 1930s Manchuria, an encounter on a train triggers an epic crusade for a treasure map, prompting a marathon chase in hot pursuit of the loot. Do-won, "The Good", is a bounty hunter, out to track down Chang-yee, "The Bad", a charismatic hit man attempting to steal the map from a military official. However, the ruthless Tae-goo puts a hitch in both their plans when he secures the map for himself. Read More Read Less

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Whilst never taking itself too seriously, this riotous and rollicking Sergio Leone-inspired Korean Western is serious fun.

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Hank Sartin

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Imagine the sparseness of classic oaters matched with the energy of martial arts movies and you've got what Kim Jee-won has wrought.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 6, 2010

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Sam Adams

Philadelphia City Paper

You don't feel the mad passion of Sergio Leone behind it, but a steadily spreading grin that never stops growing

Rated: B+

May 11, 2010

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

The sort of film where people barrel through doors only to be blasted back through them. It also boasts bone-deep brutality in a way that belies its buoyancy but never betrays it — invoking desperation inherent to Manchurian life under multiple thumbs.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 9, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Technically a marvel, entertainingly daft, The Good, the Bad, the Weird is funny, exciting, and save for the bloody knife fights, thoroughly enjoyable for general audiences.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 22, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Those most devoted to the genre will leave the theater more stressed rather than satisfied. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 13, 2022

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JJJJJJ J Generally funny, and mildly entertaining. I think this film is suppose to have some sort of allegorical point to it but not being versed in Asian history that completely flew over my head. The film in general though was okay. The story did enough to keep me interest though nothing felt particularly deep, or really gripping. Average film that is worth the watch if you are looking for a lighthearted action comedy. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review BadUncleIke This is one of those movies that gets better with a second or third watch. Some pretty funny stuff, not a word of English but very easy to follow. A spaghetti spoof in Korean. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/08/23 Full Review Audience Member The best Korean movie. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review the movie h Movie Rating: 10/10 Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie was plain bad, bad acting, effects, action sequence and story. I am surprised it has so high reviews on rotten tomatoes Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review william r A very well done hybrid of Cowboy action with Looney Toons hi-jinks sprinkled over the pretense of a treasure hunt. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

Kim Jee-woon Director Song Kang-ho Yun Tae-Goo Lee Byung-hun Park Chang-Yi Jung Woo-sung Park Do-Won Ryu Seung-soo Man-gil Yoon Je-moon Byeong-chun

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Synopsis In 1930s Manchuria, an encounter on a train triggers an epic crusade for a treasure map, prompting a marathon chase in hot pursuit of the loot. Do-won, "The Good", is a bounty hunter, out to track down Chang-yee, "The Bad", a charismatic hit man attempting to steal the map from a military official. However, the ruthless Tae-goo puts a hitch in both their plans when he secures the map for himself.

Director: Kim Jee-woon
Producer: Choi Jae-won
Screenwriter: Kim Jee-woon, Kim Min-suk
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Bareunson Yeonghwasaeopbonbu, Yeonghwasageurim
Rating: R (Some Drug Use|Nonstop Violence)
Genre: Western, Action
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 23, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $128.5K
Runtime: 2h 7m