Arang

Arang (2006)

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Taking its name from a Korean folktale, this spooky thriller follows detectives So-young (Yun-ah Song) and Hyun-ki (Dong-Wook Lee) as they investigate a series of bizarre murders. Just released from suspension, So-young returns to find she's been handed a rookie partner and a puzzling case centered… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By
Sang-hoon Ahn
Genres
Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jun 28, 2006 Wide
On DVD
May 8, 2007

Critic Reviews

  • Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com

    If you created a drinking game in connection with the new Korean film, Arang - every time you see an A-horror cliche, you down a shot - you'd be hammered at the 10 minute mark.

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  • moon r


    What if a horror/thriller/fan/film student had the chance to make his own film? Imagine the shower scene from Psycho with that spooky weird girl from The Grudge in there with you, got that? ... Arang is that film, with familiar elements from all those genres woven into the story of… More

  • Randy T


    An inept ghost story that tries far too hard to be <i>Ringu</i> or <i>Ju-on</i>.