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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%. Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 77% of the 6,930 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
A former arm-wrestling champion raised in the U.S. returns to South Korea for a tournament that could return him to glory, but he finds his life complicated by the appearance of the biological family he never knew.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
48 audience votes
Key crew
- Kim Yong-wanDirector
- Kim Yong-wanWriter
- Nam Dae-wonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Don LeeMark
- Kwon YulJin-ki
- Han Ye-riSoo-jin
- Choi Seung-hoonJoon-hyung
- Ok Ye-rinJoon-hee
- Son SookMark's Mother
- John D. MichaelsFight Announcer
- Carson AllenAnnouncer
- Lee Kyu-hoPunch
- Derek ChouinardClub Goer
- No Ji-yooExhibition Hall Reporter
- Jeon Gwon-haPrison Punch Opponent
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Themes
friendshipcompetitionbromancefamilyfamily reunionarm wrestlingstrongmanheartwarming