No Other Choice

Film • 2025 • Comedy, Crime, Drama, …

No Other Choice

No Other Choice

After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.

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Park Chan-wookDirector & Writer
Lee Kyoung-miWriter
Lee Ja-hyeWriter
Donald E. WestlakeNovel
Don McKellarWriter
Lee Byung-hunYoo Man-soo
Son Ye-jinLee Mi-ri
Park Hee-soonChoi Seon-chul
Lee Sung-minGu Bum-mo
Yeom Hye-ranLee A-ra
Cha Seung-wonKo Si-jo
Kim Woo-seungYoo Si-won
Choi So-yulYoo Ri-won
Oh Dal-suDetective #1
Lee Suk-hyeongDetective #2
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Details

Status	Released
Release	September 24, 2025
Origins	Korea (Republic of)
Genres	Comedy Crime Drama Thriller
Tags	Korean Caper Dark Comedy Satire

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‘No Other Choice’ review: Park Chan-wook’s economic satire is a darkly comic treat Screen • screendaily.com
Park Chan-wook’s job-market thriller No Other Choice is a sharp addition to the master’s C.V. The Globe and Mail • theglobeandmail.com
No Other Choice Review: Park Chan-wook’s Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched Thriller The Film Stage - Your Spotlight On Cinema • thefilmstage.com
‘No Other Choice’ Review: A Job Candidate Slays His Competition in Park Chan-wook’s Brilliant, Bloody, and Bleakly Hilarious Capitalism Satire David Ehrlich • indiewire.com
No Other Choice review: 'Deliriously entertaining' South Korean masterpiece is this year's Parasite bbc.com • bbc.com
No Other Choice movie review & film summary (2025) Roger Ebert • rogerebert.com
Movie Review: The Korean satire 'No Other Choice' is a masterful thriller from Park Chan-wook AP News • apnews.com

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