The Roundup
The Beast Cop Is Back!
2022 • 106 min • Action · Crime · Thriller · Adventure
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 73 Audience · 449 · 49%
Detective Ma Seok-do travels to Vietnam to extradite a suspect, but uncovers a series of murder cases targeting tourists. He soon finds himself tracking a ruthless killer responsible for these crimes. The film features intense action as he pursues the culprit across borders.
- Violence & peril
- 7/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 5/10
Heads up
- Intense hand-to-hand combat
- Discussions of murder and crime scenes
- Some characters are very violent and cruel
What it models well
- Justice and law enforcement
- Bravery and determination
- Protecting the innocent
Talk about it after
- The challenges of international policing
- The impact of crime on communities
- Why Detective Ma takes such risks
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Where to watch
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Top billed cast
Director: Lee Sang-yong • Crew: Kim Min-sung
Trailers & clips
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersSouth Korea is rapidly developing something of a reputation for quality action crime dramas. The Roundup, the latest of a series of gritty crime dramas is yet another success story. Based around a simple formula, they pit the worst of organised criminals against a no nonsense hard man Korean copper and his team. Of course, we know the outcome but the ride is well worth taking, nonetheless.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersSince _The Roundup_ is a South Korean film, it feels like it’s able to break away from whatever expectations you may have for an American made action blockbuster. It may be an action and a crime film, but it also adds elements of drama and is borderline horror at times with how extreme some of the action sequences are. Don Lee has undeniable magnetic charisma and is overflowing with unbelievable talent.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.3/10 (449)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $7,600,000
- Box office
- $101,166,707
- Franchise
- The Roundup Collection
- IMDb
- tt15838850
