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The Wailing
2016
· Movie
· 156 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1018
- IMDb #1275
- Google retired #2312
- Rotten Tomatoes #553
- Metacritic #579
- Letterboxd #638
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #70
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1584
- Metacritic Critics #650
- Metacritic Audience #758
- Criticker #723
- Douban #1319
- Kinopoisk #2968
- AlloCiné #946
- Trakt #1281
Every rating
61–99
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 61, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 99. Critics average 90, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In a remote Korean village, a series of brutal and mysterious murders begins after a stranger arrives. A bumbling, incompetent policeman investigates the killings, which the villagers blame on the outsider. As his own daughter falls ill with the same violent sickness, he must determine if the cause is indeed a man, a ghost, or a demon.
Details
- Director
- Na Hong-jin
- Writer
- Na Hong-jin
- Released
- 12 May 2016
- Country
- South Korea, United States
- Language
- Korean, Japanese
- Runtime
- 156 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $11.0M
- Box office
- $49.9M
- Awards
- 30 wins, 48 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 78 →30 wins from 78 nominations across 24 ceremonies
| 11th Asian Film Awards 2017 | Best Sound | Kim Dong-han | Nominee |
| 11th Asian Film Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Jun Kunimura | Nominee |
| 11th Asian Film Awards 2017 | Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Winner |
| 11th Asian Film Awards 2017 | Best Film | The Wailing | Nominee |
| 22nd Chunsa Film Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Nominee |
| 22nd Chunsa Film Awards 2017 | Technical Award | Jang Yeong-gyoo and Dalpalan | Nominee |
| 22nd Chunsa Film Awards 2017 | Best Screenplay | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
| 22nd Chunsa Film Awards 2017 | Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Winner |
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37th Blue Dragon Film Awards
13 nominations, 5 won
| Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Winner |
| Best Editing | Kim Sun-min | Winner |
| Best Music | Jang Yeong-gyoo and Dalpalan | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jun Kunimura | Winner |
| Popularity Award | Jun Kunimura | Winner |
| Best Actor | Kwak Do-won | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Lee Hoo-kyeong | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Hong Kyong-pyo | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Wailing | Nominee |
| Best Lighting | Kim Chang-ho | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Kim Hwan-hee | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Nominee |
53rd Grand Bell Awards
10 nominations, 5 won
| Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Winner |
| Best Editing | Kim Sun-min | Winner |
| Best Lightning | Kim Chang-ho | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Kim Hwan-hee | Winner |
| Best Recording | Kim Shin-yong | Winner |
| Best Actor | Kwak Do-won | Nominee |
| Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Wailing | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hwang Jung-min | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Nominee |
Korean Film Producers Association Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Winner |
| Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Winner |
| Best Lighting | Kim Chang-ho | Winner |
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award | The Wailing | Winner |
| Best of Bucheon Award | Na Hong-jin | Winner |
KOFRA Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Winner |
| Best Film | The Wailing | Winner |
Korean Film Actor's Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Top Director Award | Na Hong-jin | Winner |
| Top Star Award | Kwak Do-won | Winner |
Sitges Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Hong Kyung-pyo | Winner |
| Focus Asia Award | Na Hong-jin | Winner |
22nd Chunsa Film Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Winner |
| Best Actor | Kwak Do-won | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hwang Jung-min | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Nominee |
| Technical Award | Jang Yeong-gyoo and Dalpalan | Nominee |
53rd Baeksang Arts Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Film | The Wailing | Winner |
| Best Actor | Kwak Do-won | Nominee |
| Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Kim Hwan-hee | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Nominee |
BloodGuts UK Horror Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in an International Film | Kwak Do-won | Winner |
| Best Actor in an International Film | Hwang Jung-min | Nominee |
| Best Actress in an International Film | Chun Woo-hee | Nominee |
| Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
| Best International Film | The Wailing | Nominee |
11th Asian Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Winner |
| Best Film | The Wailing | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Kim Dong-han | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jun Kunimura | Nominee |
Molins de Rei Horror Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Special Mention | Hong Kyung-pyo | Winner |
| Best Film | The Wailing | Nominee |
36th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Films of the Year | The Wailing | Winner |
Fantasia International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Prix AQCC | Na Hong-jin | Winner |
Korea Cable TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Cable VOD Grand Prize (Film) | The Wailing | Winner |
Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Honourable Mention | The Wailing | Winner |
25th Buil Film Awards
10 nominations
| Best Actor | Kwak Do-won | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Lee Hoo-kyeong | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Hong Kyong-pyo | Nominee |
| Best Director | Na Hong-jin | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Wailing | Nominee |
| Best Music | Jang Young-gyu & Dalpalan | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Kim Hwan-hee | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Hwang Jung-min | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jun Kunimura | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Chun Woo-hee | Nominee |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
1 nomination
| Best DVD/Blu-Ray Release | The Wailing | Nominee |
CPH:PIX
1 nomination
| Politiken's Audience Award | The Wailing | Nominee |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Wailing | Nominee |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign-Language Film | The Wailing | Nominee |
Phoenix Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best International Film | The Wailing | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Wailing | Nominee |
iHorror Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Horror | The Wailing | Nominee |