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Angelika Film Center Mosaic
2911 District Ave, Fairfax, VA -
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- Trailer 1 (01:49)
- Teaser Trailer (00:52)
Movie Info & Cast
Synopsis
After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.
Cast
- Lee Byung-hun
- Son Ye-jin
- Park Hee-soon
- Lee Sung-min
- Yeom Hye-ran
- Cha Seung-won
- Yoo Yeon-seok
Moviegoers are saying
This polarizing film strikes viewers as an intensely original experience that showcases the desperate lengths people will go to for stability - a theme that resonates powerfully with contemporary audiences. Despite consistent 4-5/10 ratings, viewers are genuinely captivated by its unique blend of hilarious moments and heart-pounding intensity, with many feeling it was criminally overlooked during awards season.
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Letterboxd User Reviews
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- Nov 20, 2025
what being on linkedin for 13 months does to a mf
júliaSep 19, 2025There are several formal moves in this — transitions, superimpositions, camera placement — that I’ve never seen before. No one doing it like Park.
Sean FennesseySep 5, 2025I lost my job because of Elon Musk recently (sometimes referred to as being ‘doge-d’) and I’m glad Park Chan-wook gave me some new ideas for how to deal with that <3
Sydney🚀 - Jan 3, 2026
he had several other choices, but I understand him wholeheartedly
ReeceAug 29, 2025darkly funny, yes, but also expresses how deeply sad it is to live in a world that would have us believe our self-worth is inextricable with employment. another masterclass from the best of the best – so many tasty dissolves !!
ianaSep 9, 2025he’s just so nasty with it
Karsten - Nov 22, 2025
that one unemployed friend on a random tuesday:
cobJan 16, 2026kill computers not your coworkers ❤️
zoë rose bryantNov 22, 2025glad to see some proper unemployment representation
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Top Reviews
- Caleb likedNo Other Choice
Basically tells you the economy sucks, yet you find yourself with a job and are content being apart of the system.
Wagner Freitas lovedNo Other ChoiceIncredible stunning, a mastery of storytelling!
Brutalist likedNo Other ChoiceI’ll be honest, I was in between meh and liked. I had enormous expectations but I think this film wasn’t just made for me, I think it’s made for a different type of public. Cinematography was nice, on point, a lot of split shots. I feel like pacing was an issue for me, very slow moments,…
- Jen likedNo Other Choice
it was good!
Taylor Winters likedNo Other ChoiceThis was great. I love how the director is not afraid to go there and the ending felt earned and meaningful. It’s a social commentary on how the workplace chews you up and spits you out—and how much of our identity and materialistic aspirations become tied up in that. Watch it. It’s good.
Lee lovedNo Other ChoiceA topical comedy of errors. A gorgeous looking, masterfully edited, briskly paced dark comedy that takes some jabs at this unemployment-inflicted society that places higher value on the use of AI or keeping a demeaning job over real physical and mental interaction with a human.
- Butterballs lovedNo Other Choice
Park has done it again, not as good as parasite cuz only 1 main character, but unreal story (adapted), acting, score, visuals. Audibly laughed at times, was on the edge of my seat, shaking my head. He knows how to portray human experience and extremes people will go. So good.
Andrew Fink likedNo Other ChoiceA desperate job seeker decides the fastest way to employment is murdering his competition. No Other Choice is a Korean dark comedy with a sharp premise, strong visuals, and a light touch despite its grim idea. Not an Oscar play, but smart and entertaining. 8/10
sebasarlaz lovedNo Other Choicethe character work, encapsulating story, and cinematography that had shots so good they actually managed to capture lee byung-hun’s beauty, this movie was soooo good i loved it as someone who knew nothing going into it. def checking out more of park chan-wook
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Verified Review
Really enjoyed it. Showed just how much one would do and sacrifice to ensure stability which mirrors our world today. Truly beautiful desperation and it was snubbed so badly at the Oscars.
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Verified Review
Park Chan-Wook is a genius
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Metacritic
Jan 28, 2026
Even as the death roll of capitalism continues to clutch Hollywood in its jaws, No Other Choice proves that, in the hands of a master, there’s still fertile ground to be found. His biting, incendiary dramedy calls into question how much we’re willing to accept – and how far we’re willing to go – in the name of preserving our own comfort.
Hannah Strong
Little White Lies
Dec 23, 2025
Well shot, well acted and with locations that vary from brutalist factory sites to beautiful nearby forests, No Other Choice is both believable and absurd as it unfolds. But its social relevance remains spot-on.
Jim Slotek
Original-Cin
Dec 5, 2025
As ever with Park Chan-wook, there are tasty bits of bright and bleak to noodle on in this stinging satire of AI and capitalism, but with a rigorous fix on the growing dehumanization infecting our world. One of the year’s best.
Peter Travers
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