The Great Flood
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The Great Flood (Korean: 대홍수) is a 2025 South Korean science fiction disaster film, directed by Kim Byung-woo and released globally on Netflix. The movie features Kim Da-mi as An-na, an AI researcher, and Park Hae-soo as Hee-jo, a security agent. The narrative unfolds on the last day of Earth, as a catastrophic global flood, triggered by an asteroid impact, submerges the world. An-na, with her young son Ja-in, struggles for survival within a sinking apartment building while being central to a mysterious mission that involves artificial intelligence, engineered human bodies, and consciousness transfer for humanity's future. The film shifts from a disaster-survival plot to a high-concept sci-fi thriller, exploring themes of survival, memory, emotion, and the ethical dilemmas of rebuilding humanity through AI. It is rated TV-MA, indicating it is intended for mature audiences due to intense violence, strong language, and psychologically complex themes.
Things to Consider
Violence
The film contains high levels of graphic and intense violence, including mass casualties from natural disasters and direct physical combat. The MPAA rating of TV-MA is partly due to the violence depicted, which includes both widespread destruction and personal brutal acts.
Examples include 'multiple disaster scenes involving a great flood, including tsunami-size waves, collapsing and drowned buildings, windows blowing out of buildings, and people's bodies in the water'. Additionally, there are 'repeated scenes of physical combat, which include punching, shoving, and choking. A main character strangles someone. There are scenes of firearms violence, including shootouts and cold blooded executions'.
Profanity
The film features frequent and strong profanity, contributing to its TV-MA rating. This includes a notable number of sexual expletives and scatological curses throughout the dialogue.
Scary & Intense Content
The film features consistently high levels of scary and intense content, deriving from both the apocalyptic disaster scenario and the psychological intensity of its science fiction themes. It is designed to be a 'pressure-cooker' experience.
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Additional Context
Best For Ages
17+ due to graphic violence, frequent strong profanity, and intense psychological themes surrounding human survival, AI, and existential dilemmas. The MPAA TV-MA rating confirms it is specifically designed for adults and may be unsuitable for children under 17.
Good to Know
The film's plot involves a significant twist where the reality presented to the audience might be a simulation, with the protagonist An-na (Kim Da-mi) undergoing numerous iterations to develop an 'emotion engine' for AI humans. This complex narrative structure, involving time loops and philosophical questions about what it means to be human, may be challenging for younger viewers to comprehend.
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