Fly High (2009): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2009, Fly High is an action and romance film directed by Park Jeong-Hun, running about 100 minutes. “A man's discovery of love in his small miserable life” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Si-bum has a dream of being an actor. One day, he meets a girl Su-kyoung and falls in love with her at first sight. With Si-bum together, Su-kyoung seems to get over her pain and also the uncomfortable relationship with her father. But after a while, she has to confront her mother's death. To escape from the reality, they take a trip to the sea but then Su-kyoung gets severely injured from a car accident. Desperately struggling to save her, Si-bum steals money to pay her hospital and this leads him to work in a bar to serve rich girls. Now Si-bum uses his acting skill to relieve Su-kyoung and pretends he makes a living from acting. But when he is getting popular, he decides to follow his friend Young-ho to Seoul to make more money. One day he comes across one of his old friends and gets involved in a big fight.

Who’s in it. Fly High stars Kim Bum as Si-bum, Bae Soo-bin as Ho-su, Song Ha-yoon as Su-kyoung and Lee Chae-young as Su-ah, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Fly High has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

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

If you liked it. Fans of Fly High tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.