Boss (2025 film)
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| Boss | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Hangul | 보스 |
| RR | Boseu |
| MR | Posŭ |
| Directed by | Ra Hee-chan |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | Once a Gangster by Felix Chong |
| Produced by | Kim Won-kuk |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Yang Hyun-suk |
| Music by | Mowg |
Production company | Hive Media Corp. |
| Distributed by | Mindmark |
Release dates |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$16.2 million[1] |
Boss (Korean: 보스) is a 2025 South Korean action comedy film directed by Ra Hee-chan. The film is a remake of the Hong Kong film Once a Gangster (2010). It stars Jo Woo-jin, Jung Kyung-ho, and Park Ji-hwan as gang members caught in a rivalry, torn between the fight for dominance within their ranks and the pursuit of their own personal ambitions.[2] The cast also includes Lee Kyu-hyung, Oh Dal-su, Hwang Woo-seul-hye, Jung Yoo-jin, Ko Chang-seok, and Lee Sung-min.
The film had its world premiere at the 30th Busan International Film Festival on September 18, 2025 in Korean Cinema Today section.[3] It was released in theatres on October 3, 2025, coinciding with Chuseok holidays.[4] It grossed a total of $16,166,214 domestically becoming the sixth highest-grossing film in South Korea in 2025.[5]
Three contenders vie for the boss' chair: Soon-tae, the top contender who dreams not of running the mob but of conquering the nation with his Chinese restaurant Mimiru; Kang-pyo, who has plenty of influence within the organization but staked his life on tango; and Pan-ho, the only one who truly desires to be boss yet no one thinks he is fit for the role. With undercover cop Tae-gyu infiltrating Mimiru as a delivery man, the fierce battle spirals into unpredictable chaos.
Cast
- Jo Woo-jin as Soon-tae
- Jung Kyung-ho as Kang-pyo
- Park Ji-hwan as Pan-ho
- Lee Kyu-hyung as Tae-gyu
- Oh Dal-su as In-sul
- Hwang Woo-seul-hye as Ji-yeong, Soon-tae's wife
- Jung Yoo-jin as Yeon-im
- Ko Chang-seok as Manager Chu
- Lee Han-wi as Jang Chun-sik
- Joo Jin-mo as Bae Seok-dong
- Gil Hae-yeon as Mrs. Hong
- Lee Sung-min as Im Dae-soo, boss
- Jung Sang-hoon as bank clerk[6]
Production
In November 2022, the cast of the film was finalised. Filming began in 2023.[7] The film was a remake of the 2010 Hong Kong film Once a Gangster directed by Felix Chong.[8]
Release
Boss had its world premiere in the 'Korean Cinema Today - Special Premiere' section at the 30th Busan International Film Festival on September 18, 2025.[9][10] It was released in South Korean theaters on October 3, 2025 coinciding with Chuseok holidays.[11]
In March 2024, Finecut acquired the international sales rights of the film and introduced it at the FilMart in Hong Kong.[12]
