The Ugly (2025)
A solid watch; nobody's raving.
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The Ugly is streaming in South Korea on Netflix.
What the audience says
The few people who have rated The Ugly mostly like this Korean film. It's sitting at 6.9/10 on TMDB across 42 ratings — a small sample, so treat it with caution. The 102-minute runtime sits in the comfortable middle. In South Korea you can stream it on Netflix.
Should you spend 1h 42m on it?
1h 42m of Korean mystery, leaning thriller, not one for younger kids. The 6.9 rests on just 42 ratings so far — promising, not proven.
- Skip if
- you want answers early rather than a slow reveal
- Best for
- A quiet evening at home
Story
One day while overseeing a documentary crew filming his blind father at work, Im Dong-hwan gets a phone call that his missing mother’s remains have been found after forty years. Determined to find the truth of her disappearance, Dong-hwan embarks on a twisted odyssey through his family’s traumatic past, uncovering dark secrets along the way.
Good to know
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Watch with family? | 15 · Older kids & up |
| Genre | Mystery / Thriller |
| Language | Korean |
| Best screen | Stream at home |
Director
Yeon Sang-ho
Cast
Where to watch in South Korea
Included with a subscription — no extra charge on these platforms.
Availability as of 16 Oct 2026 — platforms may change over time.
More: Everything new on Netflix · All Netflix titles in South Korea
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