The Outlaws (2017 film)

Ma Suk-Do is a detective in Geumcheon, Guro District, Seoul. Ma and Captain Jeon Il-man try to keep the peace while two local Chinese-Korean gangs, the Venom Gang headed by Ahn Sung-Tae and the Cobra Gang headed by Jang-I-Soo, battle over control of Chinatown.

Jang Chen, the bloodthirsty leader of the Chinese loansharking Black Dragon Gang, makes his own brutal moves to take over Chinatown along with his henchmen Sung-Rak and Yang-Tae. They kill Sung-Tae and take over Jang-I-Soo's casino. Enraged, Jang-I-Soo attempts to retake the casino and his men fight Sung-Rak and Yung-Tae; however they are interrupted by Ma, who arrests Sung-Rak but Yang-Tae escapes and informs Chen.

Ma and Jeon learn about Chen's crimes and make moves to arrest him. Chen and Yang-Tae attack Jang-I-Soo at his mother's birthday party, apparently killing him. Hwang, a hotelier whose men Chen had also killed, sends his men to kill Chen in revenge but he manages to escape; Chen later tries to kill Hwang in return but fails. Desperate to stop the escalating violence, Ma turns to Chinatown's residents for help to catch Chen and the Chinese loansharks; they agree and start secretly taking photos of the gang members to identify them.

Ma and his fellow police officers set a trap and arrest all of the gang members, including Yang-Tae, but Chen escapes. Police officer Kang Hong-seok sees Chen and pursues him; Chen almost runs him over with a car before Ma saves him by crashing into him. Ma chases after Chen but loses sight of him, only to discover that he has attacked some of the Chinatown residents who had helped Ma, who tell him that Chen plans to fly to China.

Jang Chen reaches the airport, where Ma confronts him in the restroom. They fight and Ma manages to knock down Chen and leaves him handcuffed. The gang members are arrested and Jeon is congratulated by the commissioner. As Ma and his team head out to celebrate, Ma is called by the commissioner to investigate another case.

The Outlaws opened in South Korea on October 3, 2017. By October 23, it grossed US$36.3 million from more than 5 million admissions.^[11] One month after it was released, the film marked 6.05 million admissions, with US$44.1 million gross. By December 1, the film had reached 6.87 million admissions with a gross of US$51.8 million, making it the 3rd highest-grossing domestic film of the year in South Korea and the third best-selling R-rated Korean film of all time.^[12][13][14]

The Roundup (2022)

A sequel of the film titled The Roundup directed by Lee Sang-yong was released on May 18, 2022.^[25] Ma Dong-seok, Choi Gwi-hwa, Park Ji-hwan, Heo Dong-won, and Ha Jun reprised their roles. The film became the highest-grossing film of the year surpassing 10 million ticket sales on the 25th day since its release.^[26] It also became the 3rd highest-grossing film and 9th most viewed film in South Korean cinema history.^[27]

The Roundup: No Way Out (2023)

The second sequel, The Roundup: No Way Out, released in 2023.^[27]

The Roundup: Punishment (2024)

The third sequel, The Roundup: Punishment, released in 2024.^[27]

It was remade in India as Radhe by Prabhu Deva, starring Salman Khan in the title role.