Extreme Job

Extreme Job
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
극한직업
RRGeukhan jigeop
MRKŭkhan chigŏp
Directed byLee Byeong-heon
Written byBae Se-young
Produced by
  • Kim Seong-hwan
  • Lee Jong-suk
  • Go Dae-Suk
Starring
CinematographyNoh Seung-bo
Edited byNam Na-yeong
Music byKim Tae-seong
Production
companies
  • About Film
  • Haegrim Pictures
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)
Running time
111 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget₩6.5 billion
(US$5.8 million)
Box officeUS$120 million

Extreme Job (Korean: 극한직업) is a 2019 South Korean action comedy film directed by Lee Byeong-heon and written by Bae Se-young. It follows a police narcotics unit that runs a fried chicken restaurant as an undercover front for their investigation. It stars Ryu Seung-ryong, Lee Hanee, Jin Seon-kyu, Lee Dong-hwi and Gong Myung. The film was released on January 23, 2019.

The film has become a major box office success in South Korea, grossing ₩91.5 billion (US$81.6 million) on a production budget of ₩6.5 billion (US$5.8 million) and surpassing 10 million ticket sales in just 15 days.

As of June 2022, Extreme Job is the highest-grossing film and the second most viewed film in South Korean film history.