Midnight Runners
2017
· Movie
· 109 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
72–84
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 72, highest is Trakt on 84.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Two students at the Korean National Police University witness a young woman being kidnapped. Frustrated by the bureaucracy and slow response of the police, they take matters into their own hands. Using their limited training, they embark on a frantic, all-night chase through the city to find the victim before it's too late, uncovering a major criminal operation.
Details
- Director
- Jason Kim
- Writer
- Jason Kim
- Released
- 9 August 2017
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Awards
- 5 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (45) →
Awards & nominations
See all 9 →5 wins from 9 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| 23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards 2018 | Best New Actor | Park Seo-joon | Nominee |
| 9th Korea Film Reporters Association Film Awards (KOFRA) 2018 | Best New Actor | Park Seo-joon | Winner |
| 1st The Seoul Awards 2017 | Best New Actor | Park Seo-joon | Nominee |
| 26th Buil Film Awards 2017 | Best New Actor | Park Seo-joon | Nominee |
| 37th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2017 | Top 10 Films | Midnight Runners | Winner |
| 37th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2017 | Best New Actor | Park Seo-joon | Winner |
| 54th Grand Bell Awards 2017 | Best New Director | Jason Kim | Nominee |
| 54th Grand Bell Awards 2017 | Best New Actor | Park Seo-joon | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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9 awards — Midnight Runners
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37th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best New Actor | Park Seo-joon | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Midnight Runners | Winner |
54th Grand Bell Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best New Actor | Park Seo-joon | Winner |
| Best New Director | Jason Kim | Nominee |
6th Korea Film Actors Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Popular Star Award | Park Seo-joon | Winner |
9th Korea Film Reporters Association Film Awards (KOFRA)
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New Actor | Park Seo-joon | Winner |
1st The Seoul Awards
1 nomination
| Best New Actor | Park Seo-joon | Nominee |
23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards
1 nomination
| Best New Actor | Park Seo-joon | Nominee |
26th Buil Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best New Actor | Park Seo-joon | Nominee |