The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
“Don't let the devil win.”
After barely surviving a brutal attack by a sadistic serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su is left humiliated. Determined to catch the killer known as K, he forms an uneasy alliance with Jung Tae-seok, a relentless and incorruptible detective who often disrupts his illegal business. However, while Jang Dong-su wants K dead, Jung Tae-suk is determined to bring him to justice. With a deal in place—whoever finds K first will decide his fate—the hunt begins, blurring the lines between crime and law.
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Studio
Acemaker Movieworks
Language
ko
Status
Released
How The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil performed
Budget
$6.5M
Worldwide Gross
$25.8M
Gross Profit
$19.3M
Return
4.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Jang Dong-su
Don Lee
Jang Dong-su
Jung Tae-suk
Kim Moo-yul
Jung Tae-suk
Kang Gyeong-ho
Kim Sung-kyu
Kang Gyeong-ho
Choi Moon-sik
Heo Dong-won
Choi Moon-sik
Heo Sang-do
You Chea-myung
Heo Sang-do
Choi Jeong-gyu
Lee Seo-hwan
Choi Jeong-gyu
Kim Dong-chul
Oh Hee-jun
Kim Dong-chul
Cha Seo-jin
Kim Gyu-ri
Cha Seo-jin
Ahn Ho-bong
Yoo Seung-mok
Ahn Ho-bong
Mr. Ahn
Ryu Tae-ho
Mr. Ahn
Judge
Cha Soon-bae
Judge
Chief of the Criminal Department
Jeon Bae-soo
Chief of the Criminal Department
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