X
  • 2013
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2013
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 55 m

Summary In a mansion on the outskirts of Seoul lives one of the richest families in the entire country. Yoon is the president of a powerful conglomerate, but it’s his wife Madame Baek that is really in control. Her personal secretary Young-jak, a handsome young man newly introduced to the world of power, deals with the families immoral – and fre...

Directed By: Im Sang-soo

Written By: Im Sang-soo

  • 2013
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 55 m
  • 2013
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 55 m

The Taste of Money

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
54
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 4 User Ratings
4.5
My Score
Hover and click to give a rating Saved

Where to Watch

Summary In a mansion on the outskirts of Seoul lives one of the richest families in the entire country. Yoon is the president of a powerful conglomerate, but it’s his wife Madame Baek that is really in control. Her personal secretary Young-jak, a handsome young man newly introduced to the world of power, deals with the families immoral – and fre...

Directed By: Im Sang-soo

Written By: Im Sang-soo

Where to Watch

Top Cast

View All
View All Cast & Crew

Critic Reviews

 View All
Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
54
33% Positive
3 Reviews
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review

  • All Reviews
  • Positive Reviews
  • Mixed Reviews
  • Negative Reviews

Critic Reviews

 View All
Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
54
33% Positive
3 Reviews
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review

  • All Reviews
  • Positive Reviews
  • Mixed Reviews
  • Negative Reviews
83
Jan 25, 2013
A gloriously decadent, gorgeously photographed melodrama – a movie where people burst into tears and act very badly towards each other, all while wearing really fabulous clothes.
By Drew Taylor FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 24, 2013
Even as The Taste of Money swerves toward a frantic climax and a sentimental denouement, it remains intriguing. It feeds an insatiable curiosity about how the other half - or, in current parlance, the 1 percent - lives, and what it shows us is gorgeous, grotesque and disconcertingly human.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 18, 2015
Im Sang-Soo’s exposé of a Seoul family corporation is stymied by a humourless regurgitation of observations about power, corruption and lies.
By Simon Kinnear FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 24, 2013
It is a strange slo-mo farce, well directed, highly sexualised – shallow, but sleek.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 23, 2013
A trite and tangled potboiler that, despite its polemical pretensions, is just a glorified Korean domestic drama with classier couture and shapelier champagne flutes.
FULL REVIEW
40
Oct 22, 2013
As the sexual, financial and criminal shenanigans get ever more complicated, absurd and melodramatic, the film becomes increasingly tiresome; it’s not even possible to enjoy its excesses in a ‘so bad it’s good’ way.
FULL REVIEW
20
Jan 25, 2013
Im could care less about these people as characters, presenting them as either obscenely hot or repellently decaying bundles of flesh.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

 View All
User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 4 User Ratings
4.5
25% Positive
1 Rating
50% Mixed
2 Ratings
25% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

 View All
User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 4 User Ratings
4.5
25% Positive
1 Rating
50% Mixed
2 Ratings
25% Negative
1 Rating

There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.

Details

 View All
Production Company Above the Line Productions
Release Date Jan 25, 2013
Duration 1 h 55 m
Rating Unrated
Genres
View All Details

Awards

Buil Film Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

Related Movies

Dekalog (1988)

100
Universal Acclaim

The Godfather

100
Universal Acclaim

Tokyo Story

100
Universal Acclaim

Lawrence of Arabia (re-release)

100
Universal Acclaim

The Leopard (re-release)

100
Universal Acclaim

The Conformist

100
Universal Acclaim

Boyhood

100
Universal Acclaim

Citizen Kane

100
Universal Acclaim

Casablanca

100
Universal Acclaim

Three Colors: Red

100
Universal Acclaim

Notorious

100
Universal Acclaim

Fanny and Alexander (re-release)

100
Universal Acclaim

Touch of Evil

99
Universal Acclaim

Army of Shadows

99
Universal Acclaim

City Lights

99
Universal Acclaim

Moonlight

99
Universal Acclaim

Intolerance

99
Universal Acclaim

The Rules of the Game

99
Universal Acclaim

Seven Samurai

98
Universal Acclaim

The Wild Bunch

98
Universal Acclaim

Au hasard Balthazar

98
Universal Acclaim

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

98
Universal Acclaim

Related News

2024 Movie Release Calendar

2024 Movie Release Calendar

Jason Dietz

Find release dates for every movie coming to theaters, VOD, and streaming throughout 2024 and beyond, updated weekly.

  • movie
Every Zack Snyder Movie, Ranked

Every Zack Snyder Movie, Ranked

Nick Hyman

With the arrival of Zack Snyder's latest Rebel Moon chapter on Netflix, we rank every one of the director's films—from bad to, well, less bad—by Metascore.

  • movie
Every Guy Ritchie Movie, Ranked

Every Guy Ritchie Movie, Ranked

Nick Hyman

We rank every one of the British director's movies by Metascore, from his debut Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels to his brand new film, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

  • movie
April Movie Preview (2024)

April Movie Preview (2024)

Keith Kimbell

The month ahead will bring new films from Alex Garland, Luca Guadagnino, Dev Patel, and more. To help you plan your moviegoing options, our editors have selected the most notable films releasing in April 2024, listed in alphabetical order.

  • movie
DVD/Blu-ray Releases: New & Upcoming

DVD/Blu-ray Releases: New & Upcoming

Jason Dietz

Find a list of new movie and TV releases on DVD and Blu-ray (updated weekly) as well as a calendar of upcoming releases on home video.

  • movie