If you loved The Third Murder, try Villain

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Villain has roughly 6.2× fewer votes than The Third Murder — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theysit in Crime / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Third Murder, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Villain is

You spend lonely nights seeking connection through telephone dating services, but then a chance encounter turns deadly, leaving a trail of consequences in its wake, as Sang-il Lee observes the darker side of human nature.

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