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Shiri

Shiri

Feb 13, 1999
125 min
ActionAdventureDramaThriller
6.4/ 10
178 votes

Overview

North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijack a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries. Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence service, attempt to track down the terrorists and find the CTX. Meanwhile Hee, the 8th's ultra-bad female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu.

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TMDB
6.4/10
178 votes
IMDB
6.5/10
8,717 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
61%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
50/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$8,500,000Production cost
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US Box Office$98,452Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

13 wins & 9 nominations

Details

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"No clues. No leads. No time."

Status

Released

Original Language

ko

Budget

$8,500,000

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Production Companies

Samsung EntertainmentKang Je-gyu Films

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