No Other Choice
7.5
“Would you kill for a job?”
After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.
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Cast
48 people
Lee Byung-hun
Man-su
Known for
Squid Game
I Saw the Devil
Son Ye-jin
Mi-ri
Known for
Crash Landing on You
Personal Taste
Park Hee-soon
Choi Seon-chul
Known for
Squid Game
My Name
Lee Sung-min
Gu Bum-mo
Known for
Teach You a Lesson
Juvenile Justice
Yeom Hye-ran
Lee A-ra
Known for
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
The Glory
Cha Seung-won
Ko Si-jo
Known for
A Korean Odyssey
Mercy for None
Oh Dal-su
Detective #1
Known for
Squid Game
Oldboy
Kim Woo-seung
Si-won
Choi So-yul
Ri-won
Known for
The WONDERfools
The East Palace
Kim Hae-sook
Ok Sang-yeo
Known for
My Demon
Pinocchio
Yoo Yeon-seok
Chin-ho
Known for
Oldboy
When the Phone Rings
Hwang Gyu-chan
Young Worker at Solar Paper
Known for
You Are the Apple of My Eye
Park Chan-wook Director · Don McKellar Screenplay Lee Kyoung-mi Screenplay
Worldwide gross $40M · Budget $12M · United States release December 25, 2025
Box office
Budget
$12,200,000
Worldwide gross
$40,215,368
Gross vs. budget
3.3×
Production
CJ ENM Studios
Production
Moho Film
Production
KG Productions
Production
CJ ENM Films & Television
Production
CJ ENM
Studio · Distribution
South Korea · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
어쩔수가없다
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
English · Korean
Release dates
Italy · August 29, 2025
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
South Korea · September 24, 2025
Theatrical
United States · December 25, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States · February 17, 2026
Digital
United States
September 23, 2025 · Premiere · Beyond Fest
October 3, 2025 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 9, 2025 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 11, 2025 · Premiere · Refocus Film Festival
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · Orcas Island Film Festival
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Santa Fe International Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Middleburg Film Festival
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival
October 20, 2025 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival
October 21, 2025 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 23, 2025 · Premiere · Virginia Film Festival
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · SCAD Savannah Film Festival
November 3, 2025 · Premiere · IFFBoston Fall Focus
November 5, 2025 · Premiere · Denver Film Festival / Loft Film Fest
November 8, 2025 · Premiere · San Diego Asian Film Festival
November 13, 2025 · Premiere · Ojai Playhouse Film Festival
November 15, 2025 · Premiere · Key West Film Festival
January 2, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Limited expansion
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Argentina
January 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Australia
October 24, 2025 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
October 31, 2025 · Premiere · Capital Film Festival
November 27, 2025 · Premiere · Brisbane International Film Festival
January 15, 2026 · Theatrical
March 13, 2026 · Digital · Mubi
April 22, 2026 · Physical
Austria
October 21, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Belgium
January 31, 2026 · Premiere · Ostend Film Festival
February 11, 2026 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 23, 2025 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
January 22, 2026 · Theatrical
March 13, 2026 · Digital · Mubi
Brunei
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
February 6, 2026 · Theatrical
Canada
September 5, 2025 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
October 4, 2025 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
October 25, 2025 · Premiere · Windsor International Film Festival
December 25, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Korean w/e.s.t.
January 16, 2026 · Theatrical · Korean w/e.s.t.
Chile
January 15, 2026 · Theatrical
China
May 29, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing Korean Cultural Center
June 12, 2026 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Colombia
January 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 27, 2025 · Theatrical
December 8, 2025 · Premiere · Asian Film Festival in Prague
Denmark
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
January 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Finland
January 2, 2026 · Theatrical
France
February 11, 2026 · Theatrical
June 11, 2026 · Physical · DVD
Germany
November 29, 2025 · Premiere · Around the World in 14 Films
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical
May 21, 2026 · Digital
May 28, 2026 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Greece
October 10, 2025 · Premiere · Athens International Film Festival
November 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Guatemala
January 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 16, 2025 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 31, 2025 · Premiere · Budapest International Film Festival
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical · MoziNet
India
November 21, 2025 · Premiere · International Film Festival of India
March 13, 2026 · Digital · Mubi
Indonesia
October 1, 2025 · Theatrical
October 30, 2025 · Premiere · Korea Indonesia Film Festival
January 30, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
Ireland
January 23, 2026 · Theatrical
March 13, 2026 · Digital · Mubi
Israel
October 8, 2025 · Premiere · Haifa International Film Festival
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical
August 13, 2026 · Digital · Yes VOD
Italy
January 1, 2026 · Theatrical
Japan
March 6, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
February 6, 2026 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 6, 2026 · Theatrical
March 19, 2026 · Digital · ŽMONĖS Cinema
Macao SAR China
October 16, 2025 · Theatrical
Malaysia
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Mongolia
September 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Morocco
November 29, 2025 · Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 30, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Norway
January 19, 2026 · Premiere · Tromsø International Film Festival
March 3, 2026 · Premiere · Kosmorama Trondheim Film Festival
March 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Peru
January 15, 2026 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 25, 2025 · Limited theatrical · IMAX Theaters
October 29, 2025 · Theatrical
January 24, 2026 · Premiere · University of the Philippines Film Institute
Poland
March 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 12, 2026 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
January 29, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
Qatar
January 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Romania
January 2, 2026 · Theatrical
July 31, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
July 31, 2026 · TV · HBO
Russia
December 4, 2025 · Theatrical
March 13, 2026 · Digital
Singapore
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · Singapore Korean Film Festival
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical
Slovenia
November 12, 2025 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival
South Korea
September 17, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
November 20, 2025 · Digital
July 16, 2026 · Digital · Extended Cut
September 4, 2026 · Premiere · Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (Extended Cut)
Spain
October 14, 2025 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
February 12, 2026 · Theatrical
March 13, 2026 · Digital · Mubi
Sweden
November 12, 2025 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
December 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
January 16, 2026 · Premiere · Festival Black Movie
February 5, 2026 · Theatrical · German
February 11, 2026 · Theatrical · French
Thailand
October 8, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 10, 2025 · Premiere · Filmekimi
January 9, 2026 · Theatrical
Ukraine
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Kyiv Critics' Week
December 11, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 15, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
January 23, 2026 · Theatrical
March 13, 2026 · Digital · Mubi
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