The Good, the Bad, the Weird

Genre: Western

Worldwide gross$128,486

A guksu western. Three Korean gunslingers are in Manchuria circa World War II: Do-wan, an upright bounty hunter, Chang-yi, a thin-skinned and ruthless killer, and Tae-goo, a train robber with nine lives. Tae-goo finds a map he's convinced leads to buried treasure; Chang-yi wants it as well for less clear reasons. Do-wan tracks the map knowing it will bring him to Chang-yi, Tae-goo, and reward money. Occupying Japanese forces and their Manchurian collaborators also want the map, as does the Ghost Market Gang who hangs out at a thieves' bazaar. These enemies cross paths frequently and dead bodies pile up. Will anyone find the map's destination and survive to tell the tale?

🏆 13 wins & 27 nominations total

Genres

Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director

Kim Jee-woon

Cast

Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung

Released

17 July 2008

Runtime

2h 10m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7.2 / 10

Votes

39,441

Metascore

69

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

Box office

$128,486

Edition

Base