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The Age of Shadows

The Age of Shadows

Sep 7, 2016
140 min
ActionThriller
7.2/ 10
351 votes

Overview

Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.2/10
351 votes
IMDB
7.1/10
11,618 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
78/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$9,620,000Production cost
Box Office$53,165,427Worldwide gross
Profit$43,545,427Profitable
ROI
+452.7%Return on investment
US Box Office$541,719Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

16 wins & 41 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Infiltrate and deceive."

Status

Released

Original Language

ko

Budget

$9,620,000

Revenue

$53,165,427

Production Companies

HarbinWarner Bros. KoreaDark Circle Pictures

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