Brutal South Korean film about a serial rapist/killer (Min-sik Choi, Oldboy) who picks on the wrong girl when he kills and chops up the pregnant fiancee of a government secret agent (Byung-hun Lee, A Bittersweet Life, The Good, The Bad, The Weird) who proceeds to track him down, beat him to a pulp,…
2010 · THRILLER, HORROR
I Saw the Devil
Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
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Editor’s note
Should you watch I Saw the Devil?
I Saw the Devil is a thriller film from 2010. Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. Soo-hyeon, a top-secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself.
Directed by Kim Jee-woon. Lead cast: Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik, Jeon Kuk-hwan.
It runs 2h 24m, The current audience score is 7.8/10 across 3,226 ratings.
Worth your evening if thriller is your lane.
Written by the MovieState editorial team from TMDB data (synopsis, cast, crew, runtime, ratings, certification, provider listings). Verified 2026-11-04. Read our editorial policy.
The facts
I Saw the Devil details
- Release date
- January 21, 2011
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Genres
- Thriller, Horror
- Original language
- KO
- Budget
- $6,000,000
- Box office
- $12,966,357
- Director
- Kim Jee-woon
At a glance: I Saw the Devil runs 2h 24m, was directed by Kim Jee-woon, opened in US cinemas on January 21, 2011, has 24 licensed options across 4 regions tracked here.
Exact record pages: IMDb record · TMDB record · Official site
Audience reaction
Ratings and reviews
7.8/103,229 ratings
I Saw the Devil sits at 7.8 out of 10 from 3,229 user ratings. For context, the film's worldwide gross is $13.0M.
Scores show TMDB user ratings at the time of publishing and shift as new votes arrive.
FAQ
I Saw the Devil — common questions
Is I Saw the Devil worth watching?
Audiences rate it 7.8/10 from 3,226 votes. Read the editor's note above for who it suits, then check the provider page before paying.
Who directed I Saw the Devil and who stars in it?
Directed by Kim Jee-woon. Starring Lee Byung-hun, Choi Min-sik.
How long is I Saw the Devil?
I Saw the Devil runs 2h 24m.
Where can I watch I Saw the Devil?
Official options are listed for United States, United Kingdom, Australia, India. We only link to licensed providers and never to unlicensed streaming sites.
When was I Saw the Devil released?
2010-08-12 (Released).
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