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The Merciless
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71%
Movie
2h 0m
AI Analysis
The Merciless (2017) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Merciless (2017) — a movie tagged as Action, Crime, and Mystery with cerebral and tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in the prison. While they try to take over the organization after the prison release, their ulterior motives starts to emerge. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~120 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Merciless 71% (140 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
The Merciless is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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Audience & engagement
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TMDb audience score
71%
from 140 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in the prison. While they try to take over the organization after the prison release, their ulterior motives starts to emerge.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2017-05-17
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- TMDB rating
- 7.1
- TMDB ID
- 451997
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Where can I watch The Merciless (2017)?
The Merciless is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for The Merciless?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Merciless directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Merciless about?
Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in the prison. While they try to take over the organization after the pri... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Merciless?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Merciless?
The official runtime for The Merciless is approximately 120 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Sul Kyung-gu
Han Jae-ho
Yim Si-wan
Jo Hyun-su
Kim Hie-won
Byung-gab
Jeon Hye-jin
In-sook
Lee Kyung-young
Byung-chul
Moon Ji-yoon
Young-geun
Jang In-sub
Min-chul
Kim Ji-hoon
Jung-sik
Kim Seung-o
Seung-pil
Jin Sun-kyu
Prison Chief Security Officer
Huh Joon-ho
Kim Sung-han
Shin So-yul
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Kim Bo-mi
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Lee Ru-ahn
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Choi Byung-mo
Captain Choi
Andreas Fronk
Russian Mafia
Lee Si-hoon
Jae-ho's Subordinate
Choi Jun-young
Yong-chan
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