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No Other Choice

  • 7.5 /10

  • 574

  • 98%

Plot

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.

Cast

Lee Byung-hun as You Man-su
Lee Byung-hun

as You Man-su

Son Ye-jin as Lee Mi-ri
Son Ye-jin

as Lee Mi-ri

Park Hee-soon as Choi Seon-chul
Park Hee-soon

as Choi Seon-chul

Lee Sung-min as Gu Bum-mo
Lee Sung-min

as Gu Bum-mo

Yeom Hye-ran as Lee A-ra
Yeom Hye-ran

as Lee A-ra

Cha Seung-won as Ko Si-jo
Cha Seung-won

as Ko Si-jo

Kim Woo-seung as You Si-one
Kim Woo-seung

as You Si-one

Choi So-yul as You Ri-one
Choi So-yul

as You Ri-one

Oh Dal-su as Detective #1
Oh Dal-su

as Detective #1

Lee Suk-hyeong as Detective #2
Lee Suk-hyeong

as Detective #2

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • September 24, 2025

Production Companies

  • CJ ENM Studios

  • Moho Film

  • KG Productions

Production Countries

  • South Korea

  • France

Spoken Language

  • English

  • 한국어/조선말

Budget

  • $12,200,000.00

Revenue

  • $30,098,000.00

Runtime

  • 2.32 hrs

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FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/no-other-choice-review/ "No Other Choice proves to be a fantastic piece of art with superb tonal control and dedicated performances that solidify Park Chan-wook's return to the style that defines him. It's a painfully entertaining analysis of a man driven to madness by corporate greed and social pressure, and a courageous, violent, hysterica…

They say that “Imitation is the highest form of flattery,” and, arguably, that might be true – but only when the imitation works. When it doesn’t, the result is more of a pale wannabe clone, and that’s precisely the problem with this latest release from writer-director Park Chan-wook. This dark comedy essentially seeks to be this year’s equivalent to the Oscar-winning South Korean offering “Paras…

Sadly for “Man-su” (Lee Byung-hun) being pulp man of the year doesn’t guarantee your future in the paper industry, and when modernisation costs him his job he has to find another one. With a house, his wife, two children and two dogs to keep he can’t be out of work for long, but he quickly realises that nobody needs his skills anymore. He tries his hand at a few more menial jobs but when “Miri” (…