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The Man Standing Next
Directed by
Woo Min-ho
Not Rated
2020
1h 54m
Drama
,
Thriller
7.0
80%
100%
7.1
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In the 1970s, Korea is under the absolute control of President Park, who controls the KCIA, the organization with the edge over any branch of government.
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Cast of The Man Standing Next
Lee Byung-hun
Kim Gyu-pyeong
Lee Sung-min
President Park
Kwak Do-won
Park Yong-gak
Lee Hee-jun
Kwak Sang-cheon
Kim So-jin
Deborah Shim
Seo Hyun-woo
Jeon Du-hyeok
Kim Min-sang
Jang Seung-ho
Kim Hong-pa
Ambassador Yun
Park Ji-il
Kim Gye-hoon
Ji Hyun-jun
KCIA Agent Ham Dae-yong
Park Seong-geun
KCIA Secretary Kang Chang-su
Lee San-ho
KCIA Agent Yoo Dong-hoon
Kim Seung-hoon
Professor Lim
Ju Seok-tae
Shin Ik-chi
Sung Min-Soo
Congressman Kim
Jo Hye-joo
College Student
John D. Michaels
Congressman Harrington
Lee Seung-jin
Driver
Park Hyun-woo
Bodyguard
Choi Jae-hoon
Agent
The Man Standing Next Ratings & Reviews
Vague Visages
Ross McIndoe
It's not the easiest film to break into, especially for viewers unfamiliar with the tale, but it rewards those who commit with a tense period drama and a grim vision of how political power really functions.
InSession Film
Daryl MacDonald
For all the opportunities to explore the positions of its various main players, what we're left with is a staid, plodding drama which feels too afraid to really explore its concepts.
Screen Queens
Daisy Leigh-Phippard
It seems that perhaps the melodrama of a significant political moment in South Koreas history, and thus its attempted epicness, may have ultimately failed the film and its actors.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
Stylish as it is, this is a film which offers much to admire even to those who don't manage to penetrate beyond the surface.
Backseat Mafia
Rob Aldam
A top cast deliver excellent performances all-round but it's Lee Byung-hun who really shines.
Awards Daily
Frank J. Avella
This sometimes confusing, always engrossing thriller provides quite a number of pesky parallels with world politics today.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Its history lesson is not for everyone.
Film Threat
Alex Saveliev
There's no denying the filmmaking mastery on display, but perhaps Min-ho could make his future history lessons a little more approachable.
Film Inquiry
Tim Brinkhof
Even though the cinematography is a lot more sophisticated than the average Hollywood drama, the backstory which surrounds The Man Standing Next is much more interesting than the film itself.
The Hollywood Reporter
John DeFore
Though touching on a le Carre-like web of loyalties, ambition and hidden agendas, the film is generally less engrossing than that might suggest...
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
Woo's screenplay is clever in the way it uses ... [a] straightforward premise ... as a hook for the deeper and more troubling elements of this story.
Houston Chronicle
Cary Darling
Stylistically, there are echoes of such notable '70s American political thrillers as "Parallax View" and "The Conversation." Even if you're not sure what's going on at any given moment, it is never less than compelling.
Cinema Escapist
Anthony Kao
Offers a rigorous retelling of events, but results in an overloaded narrative that caters to history buffs at the slight expense of casual viewers and cinephiles.
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