Extreme Job
“Part-time frying chicken, full-time undercover.”
A drug squad attempts to take down a criminal organization and they must go undercover to do so, so they begin working at a chicken restaurant, that becomes famous for its delicious chicken. Due to the unexpected popularity, the detectives find themselves in a situation they never expected.
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Cast
33 people
Ryu Seung-ryong
Squad Chief Go
Known for
Kingdom
Personal Taste
Lee Hanee
Detective Jang
Known for
Alienoid: Return to the Future
The Fiery Priest
Jin Sun-kyu
Detective Ma
Known for
The Uncanny Counter
Kingdom
Lee Dong-hwi
Detective Young-ho
Known for
Reply 1988
The Handmaiden
Gong Myoung
Detective Jae-hoon
Known for
Mercy for None
The Bride of Habaek
Shin Ha-kyun
Lee Moo-bae
Known for
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
The Villainess
Oh Jung-se
Ted Chang
Known for
Sweet Home
It's Okay to Not Be Okay
Kim Eui-sung
Police Superintendent
Known for
W
Train to Busan
Song Young-gyu
Detective Squad Chief Choi
Known for
Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth
Destined with You
Heo Joon-seok
General Manager Jung
Known for
Suspicious Partner
Sisyphus
Kim Ji-young
Chief Go's Wife
Known for
Dear X
Link: Eat, Love, Kill
Kim Jong-soo
Chicken Restaurant Owner
Known for
Kingdom
Teach You a Lesson
Lee Byeong-heon Director · Moon Chung-il Writer Kim Tae-seong Composer
Worldwide gross $125M · Budget $8.1M · First release January 23, 2019
Box office
Budget
$8,120,000
Worldwide gross
$124,652,206
Gross vs. budget
15.4×
Production
CJ Entertainment
Production
about Film
Production
Haegrimm Pictures
Production
CJ ENM Films & Television
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
극한직업
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Japanese · Korean
Release dates
South Korea · January 23, 2019
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
July 1, 2022 · Physical
Germany
April 30, 2020 · Physical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 28, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
January 3, 2020 · Theatrical
Russia
September 24, 2020 · Theatrical
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