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3-Iron
2004
· Movie
· 88 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #499
- IMDb #475
- Google retired #1159
- Rotten Tomatoes #503
- Metacritic #892
- Letterboxd #424
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1372
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #174
- Metacritic Critics #1298
- Metacritic Audience #457
- Criticker #191
- Kinopoisk #779
- AlloCiné #730
- Trakt #698
Every rating
71–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 71, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 94.
See the most agreed on films →A lonely young man spends his days breaking into empty apartments, not to steal, but to live quietly in the owners' absence. He performs small acts of maintenance and repairs. During one intrusion, he discovers a woman who is a victim of domestic abuse. A silent, unconventional connection forms between them, and they begin a wordless journey together, living transiently in other people's lives.
Details
- Director
- Kim Ki-duk
- Writer
- Kim Ki-duk
- Released
- 15 October 2004
- Country
- South Korea, Japan
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $3.4M
- Awards
- 10 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (28) →
Awards & nominations
See all 20 →10 wins from 20 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics 2006 | Grand Prix | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
| Baeksang Arts Awards 2005 | Best Film | 3-Iron | Nominee |
| Baeksang Arts Awards 2005 | Best Director | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |
| Baeksang Arts Awards 2005 | Best New Actor | Jae Hee | Nominee |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards 2005 | Best Director | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards 2005 | Best New Actor | Jae Hee | Winner |
| David di Donatello Awards 2005 | Best Foreign Film | 3-Iron | Nominee |
| Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2005 | Silver Ribbon | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |
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20 awards — 3-Iron
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Venice International Film Festival
5 nominations, 4 won
| FIPRESCI Prize | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
| Little Golden Lion | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
| SIGNIS Award - Honorable Mention | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
| Silver Lion for Best Direction | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |
Blue Dragon Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best New Actor | Jae Hee | Winner |
| Best Director | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |
Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prix | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
San Sebastián Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| FIPRESCI Grand Prix | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
Valladolid Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Spike Award | Kim Ki-duk | Winner |
Vilnius International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| The Audience Award | 3-Iron | Winner |
Baeksang Arts Awards
3 nominations
| Best Director | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |
| Best Film | 3-Iron | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Jae Hee | Nominee |
Korean Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best Director | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |
| Best Film | 3-Iron | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | 3-Iron | Nominee |
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Silver Ribbon | Kim Ki-duk | Nominee |