Yes, properly. The Chaser is the real thing without being an endurance test.

How gory is The Chaser?

Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

What is The Chaser rated, and is it OK for kids?

Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated PG-13, with real scares, strong sex and nudity, and some strong language.

The Chaser (2008)

Film · 2h 5m · Rated PG-13 · In Korean

Action, Crime, Foreign (non-English), Thriller

A disgraced detective hunts for his missing women, uncovering a chilling pattern of disappearances and a relentless predator.

Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is devastating.

Streaming on AMC+ and Kanopy (free).

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The Chaser parents guide

Strong sex and nudity, brutal violence, and graphic gore, which is more than most PG-13 titles carry. Beyond that, real scares and a jolt or two.

Our estimate: 18 and up, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.

Scare: Properly scary; Frightening, not just tense.
Jump scares: A couple; One or two sudden jolts.
Gore: Graphic gore; Blood and wounds shown clearly.
Violence: Brutal violence; Our top level for violence.
Sex and nudity: Strong; Strong means explicit or repeated sex, extended nudity, or sexual assault shown on screen, attempted or completed, even partly off screen. Any one of these is enough.
Language: Moderate; Some strong profanity, a few f-words.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is The Chaser scary?: Yes, properly. The Chaser is the real thing without being an endurance test.
How gory is The Chaser?: Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
What is The Chaser rated, and is it OK for kids?: Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated PG-13, with real scares, strong sex and nudity, and some strong language.

What is The Chaser about?

Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client, whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.