A Hard Day (2015): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
A Hard Day is a 2015 action thriller directed by Seong-hoon Kim. It runs 1 hour 51 minutes and earned $26.5 million worldwide. Critics gave it 82% on Rotten Tomatoes and 76 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.2/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 51m (111 min)
- Director
- Seong-hoon Kim
- Original language
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Korean - Studio
- Kino Lorber
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is A Hard Day About?
The premise of A Hard Day without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
While returning from his mother's funeral, homicide detective Gun-soo accidentally kills a man, plunging him into a spiraling crisis. He desperately tries to cover up the incident, but the situation quickly escalates as he becomes embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. A relentless detective pursues him, seeking retribution for a hidden motive, forcing Gun-soo to confront the consequences of his actions and fight to protect his own life.
A Hard Day Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- police inspector
- dead body in a car trunk
- anti hero
- corrupt cop
- police corruption
- accidental murder
- drug lord
- crime boss
- organized crime
- gangster
- funeral
- criminal
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- police car
- son
- tattoo
- 2010s
- remote controlled toy car
- remote control
- husband wife relationship
- car
- dark comedy
- kdrama
- korean drama
- coffin
- police
- violence
- south korea
- money
- safe
- key
- aquarium
- fight
- underwater scene
- falling into water
- explosion
- revolver
- gun
- blackmail
- telephone call
- bus
- burial
- balloon bouquet
- balloon
- surveillance footage
- surveillance camera
- video surveillance
- ringing telephone
- mobile phone
- cell phone
- two bodies in a coffin
The Director of A Hard Day
Directed by Seong-hoon Kim.
- Director Seong-hoon Kim
More from Seong-hoon Kim
More films directed by Seong-hoon Kim, best-rated first: Tunnel, Rampant and Confidential Assignment.
A Hard Day Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave A Hard Day 82% on Rotten Tomatoes and 76 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 7.2/10.
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IMDb 7.2 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 82% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 77%
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Metacritic 76 Metascore
User score 7.7
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TMDB 71% User score
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Letterboxd 3.6 /5
38 ratings
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Movie Insider 2.7 /5
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A Hard Day Plot Summary
What happens in A Hard Day from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Ko, a corrupt detective grappling with the death of his mother, finds himself in a precarious situation as his squad is under investigation by internal affairs for bribery. After his mother’s funeral, while driving to the station, he inadvertently hits a homeless man, killing him. Terrified of facing manslaughter charges due to his intoxication, Ko opts not to report the accident and instead conceals the body in his car trunk—barely avoiding detection from a passing patrol car. With a grim decision made, he returns to the funeral, hiding the body inside his mother’s coffin, only to discover later that the man’s cell phone was left behind, still in the coffin. Fortunately for Ko, a lieutenant named Park cancels the internal investigations just days later.
Full summary
The whole story of A Hard Day, scene by scene
A Hard Day Box Office
A Hard Day grossed $26.5 million worldwide. $19,004 came from the US and Canada and $26.5 million (100%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$26.5M
- US & Canada
- $19K
- International
- $26.5M
A Hard Day Trailers & Videos
The trailer of A Hard Day.
How Well Do You Know A Hard Day?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What tragic event triggers Ko's descent into chaos?
Cars in A Hard Day
78 cars on screen, including the 2007 Kia Lotze Advance and the 2006 Cadillac DTS Funeral Coach.
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2007 Kia Lotze Advance Main role -
2006 Cadillac DTS Funeral Coach Minor role -
2004 Daewoo Lacetti Minor role -
Doosan DX 55 Minor role
A Hard Day Also Known As
24 alternative titles, including “Ggeut-gga-ji Gan-da” and “Kkeut-kka-ji-gan-da”.
- Also known as
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- Ggeut-gga-ji Gan-da
- Kkeut-kka-ji-gan-da
- Ggeutggaji Ganda
- Ciężki dzień
- O zi grea
- Тяжёлый день
- Težak dan
- 非常警探
- A Hard Day（끝까지 간다）
- A Hard Day KR
- 끝까지 간다
- Трудный день
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- 走到尽头
- Egy nehéz nap
- Um dia difícil
- Až na doraz
- Zor Gün
- Тежък ден
- 黑仔刑警
- Un día difícil, მძიმე დღე
- يوم عصيب
- 最後まで行く
- Важкий день
- Ngày Đen Tối
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A Hard Day FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings, post-credit scenes and language of A Hard Day, each answered in a sentence.
How long is A Hard Day?
A Hard Day runs 1 hour 51 minutes (111 minutes).
When was A Hard Day released?
A Hard Day was released on July 17, 2015.
Who directed A Hard Day?
A Hard Day was directed by Seong-hoon Kim.
More films by Seong-hoon Kim How much did A Hard Day make at the box office?
A Hard Day grossed $26.5 million worldwide ($19,004 domestic, $26.5 million international).
How is A Hard Day rated?
A Hard Day has 7.2/10 on IMDb, 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76 on Metacritic and 71% on TMDB.
Does A Hard Day have a post-credit scene?
No. A Hard Day has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is A Hard Day in?
The original language of A Hard Day is Korean.
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