# No Other Choice (2025) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/no-other-choice/
Last reviewed: 2026-08-31

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 85% |
| Editorial Rating | 97/100 |
| Audience Snapshot | 90% (excluded from composite) |
| Metascore | 86/100 |
| Letterboxd | 4/5 |
| IMDb | 7.6/10 |
| Director | Park Chan-wook |
| Genres | Musical |
| Runtime | 100 min |
| Festival premiere | Venice 2025 |
| Major awards | 1 wins, 0 nominations |

## Quick answer

No Other Choice (2025) earns a 85% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Park Chan-wook turns the anxiety of unemployment into pitch-black comedy, with Lee Byung-hun gleefully unraveling as a c Metascore 86/100. Directed by Park Chan-wook.

## Celluloid verdict

Park Chan-wook turns the anxiety of unemployment into pitch-black comedy, with Lee Byung-hun gleefully unraveling as a company man who'll stop at nothing to stay employed.

## Synopsis

When a man is abruptly laid off by the paper company where he has worked tirelessly for many years, he grows increasingly desperate in his...

## Cast

Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min

## Accolades

Premiered at Venice 2025.
- Won Best Film — Blue Dragon Film Awards 2025

## Where to watch

Global: Hulu
the United States: Hulu
the United Kingdom: MUBI
India: MUBI
Turkey: MUBI
South Korea: Netflix, TVING
the Philippines: Viu
Pakistan: MUBI
the United Arab Emirates: not currently streaming

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is No Other Choice worth watching?**
No Other Choice holds a 85% Celluloid Score. Park Chan-wook turns the anxiety of unemployment into pitch-black comedy, with Lee Byung-hun gleefully unraveling as a company man who'll stop at nothing to stay employed.

**What is No Other Choice about?**
When a man is abruptly laid off by the paper company where he has worked tirelessly for many years, he grows increasingly desperate in his...

**Who directed No Other Choice?**
No Other Choice (2025) was directed by Park Chan-wook.

**What is the Celluloid Score of No Other Choice?**
85% — calculated from available Celluloid editorial (97/100), Metascore (86/100), Letterboxd (4/5), and IMDb (7.6/10) inputs. Audience sentiment is excluded.

**What awards did No Other Choice win?**
No Other Choice won Best Film (Blue Dragon Film Awards 2025).

**Where can I watch No Other Choice?**
No Other Choice is streaming on Hulu; on Hulu in the United States; on MUBI in the United Kingdom; on MUBI in India; on MUBI in Turkey; on Netflix, TVING in South Korea; on Viu in the Philippines; on MUBI in Pakistan. Availability varies by region.

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