How to Live in This World (2019): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2019, How to Live in This World is a comedy and romance film directed by Shin Yang-joong, running about 99 minutes.

What it’s about. Young-wook and Yeon-kyung have been married for 10 years and are slightly worried about their estranged relationship. With their love life decreasing, the two begin to seek attraction elsewhere. Yeon-kyung meets Min-sik, a gallery customer, and falls in love with his charm. Meanwhile, Young-wook meets a debtor's ex-wife in search of a dormant debtor and cannot resist the temptation to sleep with her. In the end, they both find themselves examining love and will the two recover their happiness as when they were first married?

Who’s in it. How to Live in This World stars Kim In-kwon as Oh Yeong-wook, Lee Na-ra as Kim Yeon-kyeong, Seo Tae-hwa as Jang Min-sik and Jang Ga-hyun as Ryu Hye-in, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.8/10, How to Live in This World 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 How to Live in This World page.

If you liked it. Fans of How to Live in This World tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.