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The Priests

The Priests

Mystery · Thriller · Horror · 2015

To save a girl in danger, a priest and deacon jump into a mysterious case.

Movie details

The Priests

“HE is always here.”

2015 Mystery · Thriller · Horror 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.9 / 10

Community rating

To save a girl in danger, a priest and deacon jump into a mysterious case.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Priests?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jang Jae-hyun

Written by

Jang Jae-hyun

Kim Yoon-seok

Kim Yoon-seok

Father Kim

Gang Dong-won

Gang Dong-won

Deacon Choi

Park So-dam

Park So-dam

Young-shin

Kim Eui-sung

Kim Eui-sung

Clergy Dean

Son Jong-hak

Son Jong-hak

Monsignor

Lee Ho-jae

Lee Ho-jae

Priest Jeong

Nam Il-woo

Nam Il-woo

Father Superior

Court is in session

Put The Priests on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.