Movie Review: Park Chan-Wok's 'No Other Choice' a Hilarious Satire of Capitalism

A laid-off family man has 'No Other Choice' when it comes to job hunt

Missoula's community cinema is showing "Oldboy" director Park Chan-wook's latest, along with classics like "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" and "Stalker."

No Other Choice: Making Paper

Ask most people to name a film by Park Chan-wook, and they’ll say Oldboy. That movie came out more than 20 years ago, a sign that Park has yet to gain the same worldwide stature as his film-school buddy Bong Joon-ho. This, even though Park’s filmmaking, if anything, has improved since he made that revenge epic. His No Other Choice made some other critics’ year-end Top 10 lists, and it landed at No. 1 on mine. This weekend, the film opens at Tarr…

Movie review: Park Chan-wok's 'No Other Choice' a hilarious satire of capitalism

Legendary Korean auteur Park Chan-wook is the ultimate master of tone. No other living filmmaker could so elegantly dance the line between bleak, absurd, devastating and slapstick like he does in his 10th feature film and latest masterpiece, “No Other…

Movie review: Park Chan-wok's 'No Other Choice' a cutting dark satire of capitalism

Legendary Korean auteur Park Chan-wook is the ultimate master of tone. No other living filmmaker could so elegantly dance the line between bleak, absurd, devastating and slapstick like he does in his 10th feature film and latest masterpiece, “No Other Choice,” a starkly hilarious satire about what it means to try and survive our current capitalist nightmare.

No Other Choice - Film Review

Reviewed by Damien Straker on the the 15th of January 2026 Madman presents a film by Park Chan-wook Screenplay by Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, Lee Ja-hye based on The Ax by Donald Westlake Produced by Park Chan-wook, Back Jisun, Michèle Ray-Gavras, and Alexandre Gavras Starring Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, and Cha Seung-won Cinematography Kim Woo-hyung Edited by Kim Sang-bum and Kim Ho-bin…

‘No Other Choice’ Raises Questions of Morality

“No Other Choice,” a stunning, scathing and satirical black comedy directed by Park Chan-wook, did not disappoint. The South Korean film anchored itself among the year’s most exciting and unique releases through its use of superimposed shots, exploration of the themes of pressure and choice and its genre mix of comedy and horror. The film follows Yoo Man-su (Lee Byung-hun) as he seeks employment… Source