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No Other Choice

2025

Crime

2h19

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7.3/10

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3.8/5

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3.7/5

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Synopsis

After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.

Community Reviews

Viewers are captivated by 'No Other Choice,' praising its stunning visuals, masterful direction, and powerful performances, especially by Lee Byung-Hun. The film's blend of dark humor and intense themes resonates, though some find the humor surprising given the grim subject matter. The music and cinematography are consistently highlighted as exceptional. However, the film's length and pacing are criticized, with some feeling that excessive duration dilutes its impact.

👍 Exceptional performances and visuals

👎 Film may feel overly long

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Reviews and Comments

9 reviews
Lezly Zmore
Lezlyrated ★ 8/10
November 25, 2025

C’est de la folie. Le chômage c’est trop chaud partout

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bittersweet_tarated ★ 9/10
November 23, 2025

This was awesome. This film introduces me to Park Chan-Wook, and wow this was crazy. Admittedly, this Film made me confused at times. Nevertheless, I thought it was amazing and overall was a strong impactful movie. Performances are awesome, this is Lee Byung-Hun’s best performance, he’s such a charming relatable dude and I loved rooting for him. Cinematography and editing was elite, I actually recoiled at some of the shot compositions or transitions. They were so good and deserve best editing and best cinematography of this year. This film was also super funny, lots of different gags and funny moments that made me chuckle, which was surprising considering this film is also super dark and gross at times. I wish I could understand more of the overall message and some of the more complex scenes, but I still thoroughly enjoyed this. Seeing the main character shift into what he ends up being at the end was so cool and I’ll definitely have to rewatch this again to get some more of the nuanced or missed bits. 9/10

Cédric Bardin
Cédricrated ★ 7/10
February 15, 2026

Teodor Berea
Teodorrated ★ 8/10
February 15, 2026

Tom Belleflamme
Tomrated ★ 10/10
February 13, 2026

Tom Belleflamme
Tomrated ★ 10/10
February 13, 2026

AS
Aysanrated ★ 8/10
January 29, 2026

NJ
Nicrated ★ 8/10
January 9, 2026

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