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The Ugly

NR20251h 42mYeon Sang-ho
IMDb 6.6 · Rotten Tomatoes 56% · Metacritic 50

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"The barefaced truth comes out."

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.

MysteryThriller
Based On Graphic NovelDepressed

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What is The Ugly (2025) about?

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.

Who stars in The Ugly?

The Ugly stars Park Jeong-min (Young Yeong-gyu / Im Dong-hwan), Kwon Hae-hyo (Im Yeong-gyu), Han Ji-hyeon (Kim Su-jin), Im Sung-jae (Young Ju-sang), Shin Hyun-been (Jung Young-hee). The film was directed by Yeon Sang-ho.

How long is The Ugly?

The Ugly has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2025. It is rated NR.

Is The Ugly worth watching?

The Ugly holds an IMDb rating of 6.6/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 56. Fans of Mystery, Thriller are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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