Decibel | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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Any noise and a bomb will explode! Former Lieutenant Commander Kang Do-Yeong is revered as a national hero for saving many of his men in a submarine accident. But he couldn't save them all and is tormented by the incident. One day, he receives a cryptic phone call informing him that a sound sensitive bomb has been planted at a soccer stadium. When the crowd reaches a certain decibel, the bomb will automatically go off. In the nick of time, Do-Yeong saves innocent lives but the terrorist remains intent on inflicting further casualties, including Do-Yeong's wife, Sergeant Jang Yoo-Jeong and his daughter, Seol-Young. Now he must race against the clock to track down the terrorist and save his family. Amid this impossible task, dark secrets the Commander left buried in the sea resurfaces.

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Decibel | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Jennie Kermode Eye for Film The film is littered with great set pieces which will have you on the edge of your seat. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 17, 2023 Full Review Decibel | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Kate Sánchez But Why Tho? A Geek Community Decibel is an action spectacle made infinitely better by its attention to building characters as large as its explosions. As the pair push the film, Kim Rae-Won and Lee Jong-suk are a fascinating and emotional duel to watch unfold. Jul 15, 2023 Full Review Decibel | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness The film itself is enjoyable thanks to the performances and the willingness of the script to go to the hard places of human existence. That’s where it gets compelling and becomes worth exploring, alarms bells pinging at the originality and freshness. Rated: 3/5 Jun 6, 2023 Full Review Decibel | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Ronak Kotecha The Times of India Decibel is a solid human interest story that is more about the sacrifices of the boys in uniform than bombs. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 11, 2023 Full Review Decibel | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Tatiana Hullender Screen Rant Decibel boasts loud explosions and a stressful race against the clock, but its secret weapon lies in Lee Jongsuk & Cha Eunwoo's emotional scenes. Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 21, 2022 Full Review Decibel | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Carla Hay Culture Mix It has some predictable moments, but the thrilling action and solid acting performances bring this suspenseful 'hunt for a terrorist bomber' movie into an above-average level. Dec 14, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephanie C Such a good movie! Great acting, great pacing, a good balance is suspense, action, drama and comedy. I felt attached to all the characters by the end. Very well done and worth watching!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/12/22 Full Review Cristina G Full of suspense and kept you at the age of your seat. Emotional, exciting, thrilling and action packed. Loved this! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/11/22 Full Review Jisu K Great Story and Great Actors!!!🥰🥰 Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/09/22 Full Review Virginia C Saw it when it first came out in theatre, had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I absolutely love the plot, because I felt like I would do the same for my brother if it all went down like this. And the storytelling was refreshing and unexpected. 100% recommend. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/25/23 Full Review Andy B Basically a Korean Die Hard 3 with a few twists and more than a few plot holes. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/18/23 Full Review JJJJJJ J The basic premise of sacrifice and the choose the commandeer has to make is one that is very emotionally impactful and adds a lot to the story. Unfortunately the rest of the film is very weak. There is to much going on with multiple story lines that could have been left out. There were probably a good 4 characters that could have completely been removed from this film and it still been a good movie. The overly complex plot makes the film hard to follow at times but if you ignore some of those and just focus on the main premise the film is quite good. If the film stuck to this narrative it would have been a lot better, and probably shorter. I'd say its worth the watch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Hwang In-ho Director Lee Jong-suk Navy Captain Kim Rae-won Kang Do Young Cha Eun-woo Navy Sonar Technician Lee Min-ki Navy Captain Byeong-eun Park Cha Young Han
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Synopsis Any noise and a bomb will explode! Former Lieutenant Commander Kang Do-Yeong is revered as a national hero for saving many of his men in a submarine accident. But he couldn't save them all and is tormented by the incident. One day, he receives a cryptic phone call informing him that a sound sensitive bomb has been planted at a soccer stadium. When the crowd reaches a certain decibel, the bomb will automatically go off. In the nick of time, Do-Yeong saves innocent lives but the terrorist remains intent on inflicting further casualties, including Do-Yeong's wife, Sergeant Jang Yoo-Jeong and his daughter, Seol-Young. Now he must race against the clock to track down the terrorist and save his family. Amid this impossible task, dark secrets the Commander left buried in the sea resurfaces.

Director
Hwang In-ho

Producer
Lee Hoon-jin

Screenwriter
Hwang In-ho, Lee Hoon-jin

Distributor
Megabox Plus M

Production Co
East Dream Synopex, Cicada I Remember

Genre
Action, Drama

Original Language
Korean

Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 2, 2022, Limited

Box Office (Gross USA)
$60.6K

Runtime
1h 50m
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