No Other Choice

Film • 2025 • Comedy, Crime, Drama, …

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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Cast & Crew

Park Chan-wookDirector & Screenplay
Donald E. WestlakeNovel
Lee Kyoung-miScreenplay
Don McKellarScreenplay
Lee Ja-hyeScreenplay
Lee Byung-hunMan-su
Son Ye-jinMi-ri
Park Hee-soonChoi Seon-chul
Lee Sung-minGu Bum-mo
Yeom Hye-ranLee A-ra
Cha Seung-wonKo Si-jo
Oh Dal-suDetective #1
Kim Woo-seungSi-won
Choi So-yulRi-won
Kim Hae-sookOk Sang-yeo
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Details

Status	Released
Release	September 24, 2025
Origins	Korea (Republic of)
Genres	Comedy Crime Drama Thriller
Tags	based on novel or book caper dark comedy devoted family man korean murder murder plot paper industry remake satire unemployed unemployment

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Reviews	New movies this week: 28 Days Later continues, Golden Globes best drama winner, a Korean thriller and a biblical epic Jake Wilson, Sandra Hall • smh.com.au No Other Choice Reverse Shot • reverseshot.org No Other Choice review: Park Chan-wook's darkly comic thriller is brilliantly executed Empire • empireonline.com Review: A killer job market leads to 'No Other Choice,' a darkly comic satire from Korea Los Angeles Times • latimes.com No Other Choice review: Park Chan-wook leans hard into slapstick in savage satire The Irish Times • irishtimes.com FilmWeek: ‘Marty Supreme,’ ‘Song Sung Blue,’ ‘No Other Choice,’ and more! LAist • laist.com A brutal and hilarious murder thriller from South Korea’s master of shock – review The Independent • the-independent.com ‘No Other Choice’ has sympathy for misplaced vengeance - The Boston Globe BostonGlobe.com • bostonglobe.com What to Watch on TV and at the Movies This Week AARP • aarp.org

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New movies this week: 28 Days Later continues, Golden Globes best drama winner, a Korean thriller and a biblical epic Jake Wilson, Sandra Hall • smh.com.au
No Other Choice Reverse Shot • reverseshot.org
No Other Choice review: Park Chan-wook's darkly comic thriller is brilliantly executed Empire • empireonline.com
Review: A killer job market leads to 'No Other Choice,' a darkly comic satire from Korea Los Angeles Times • latimes.com
No Other Choice review: Park Chan-wook leans hard into slapstick in savage satire The Irish Times • irishtimes.com
FilmWeek: ‘Marty Supreme,’ ‘Song Sung Blue,’ ‘No Other Choice,’ and more! LAist • laist.com
A brutal and hilarious murder thriller from South Korea’s master of shock – review The Independent • the-independent.com
‘No Other Choice’ has sympathy for misplaced vengeance - The Boston Globe BostonGlobe.com • bostonglobe.com
What to Watch on TV and at the Movies This Week AARP • aarp.org