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A Man of Reason (2023)

★ 6.7 · 112 ratings on TMDB

For some, living an ordinary life is the toughest mission.

A Man of Reason poster★ 6.7

After spending a decade in prison, a hitman learns that he has a daughter and just wants a chance at a normal life. But his former mob boss wants him back at any cost, sending merciless assassins after him.

DirectorJung Woo-sung
CastJung Woo-sung, Kim Ju-hun, Kim Jun-han, Kim Nam-gil, Lee Elijah, Moon Seong-hwan
GenresAction, Drama, Thriller
The emergence reading

A Man of Reason keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same rung, same subject

Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.

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Same subject, different rung

The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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