The Accidental Detective

The Accidental Detective: The Beginning
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
탐정: 더 비기닝
Hanja
探偵: 더 비기닝
Directed byKim Joung-hoon
Written byKim Joung-hoon
StarringKwon Sang-woo
Sung Dong-il
Production
company
Cree Pictures
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24) (South Korea)
Running time
104 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$17.6 million[1][2]

The Accidental Detective (Korean: 탐정: 더 비기닝) is a 2015 South Korean action comedy film directed by Kim Joung-hoon. It was released on September 24, 2015. The crux of the film is loosely inspired from Strangers on a Train.[3][4] A sequel has been made - The Accidental Detective 2: In Action, released on June 13, 2018.

Plot

A true-crime enthusiast, Dae-Man (Kwon Sang-Woo) and a Sr. Detective Noh (Sung Dong-Il) now demoted under his Jr. investigate together to find the true murderer their friend is accused of.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "The Accidental Detective (2015)". The Numbers. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  2. ^ Kevin Ma (October 5, 2015). "Intern climbs ladder at South Korea box office". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "Actor Kwon Sang-woo felt most like self in Accidental Detective". The Korea Times. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. ^ "KWON Sang-woo and SUNG Dong-il Return for ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE".


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