My Dear Desperado (2010): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2010, My Dear Desperado is a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Kim Kwang-sik, running about 100 minutes. “When low-rank gangster meets desperate jobless girl” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Previously known as "My Girlfriend as a Gangster". Dong-chul can't fight at all, but he's a gangster who can talk. He can't show off his skills as well as before, but his spirit is still alive. But the girl who seems nice on the outside moves next door, and she doesn't feel threatened by him. If he calls her "the girl next door," she gets defensive. But for some reason, he wants to be nice to her! Se-jin has put herself out on the job market. She has big plans and got the semi-basement room. But a gangster who doesn't even look like one lives next door. This man calls her "the girl next door" as if he knows her. The gangster that talks too much. She doesn't hate him! A gangster with no charisma, and a very charismatic woman. Their lives together as they head off daily!

Who’s in it. My Dear Desperado stars Park Joong-hoon as Oh Dong-cheol, Jung Yu-mi as Han Se-jin, Park Won-sang as Jeong-seo and Jeong Woo-hyuk as The gang boss Kim, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.9/10, My Dear Desperado has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $4.2M at the box office.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch My Dear Desperado page.

If you liked it. Fans of My Dear Desperado tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.