Handsome Guys

Handsome Guys (Korean: 핸섬가이즈) is a 2024 South Korean comedy horror film written and directed by Nam Dong-hyeop, starring Lee Sung-min, Lee Hee-joon, Gong Seung-yeon, Park Ji-hwan, and Lee Kyu-hyung. It is a remake of the 2010 Canadian horror-comedy film Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.^[3] The film was released theatrically on June 26, 2024.^[4]

Handsome Guys
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	핸섬가이즈
Lit.	Handsome Guys
RR	Haenseom gaijeu
MR	Haensŏm kaijŭ
Directed by	Nam Dong-hyeop
Screenplay by	Nam Dong-hyeop
Based on	Tucker & Dale vs. Evil by Eli Craig
Starring	Lee Sung-min Lee Hee-joon Gong Seung-yeon Park Ji-hwan Lee Kyu-hyung
Cinematography	Yang Hyun-suk
Edited by	Kim Seon-min
Music by	Kim Ji-hye
Production company	Hive Media Corp
Distributed by	Next Entertainment World
Release date	26 June 2024 (2024-06-26)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$14.4 million[1][2]

Handsome Guys marks the fourth time that Lee Sung-min and Lee Hee-joon have appeared together in a work, following Sori: Voice From the Heart [ko], The Drug King (2018), and The Man Standing Next (2020).^[5]

Plot

Jae-pil and Sang-goo leave an unforgettable first impression from their first day of moving in. They become the subject of special surveillance by local police officers Chief Choi and Nam Dong-yoon. Despite this, they are just happy to have a fresh start in their European-style dream house.

However, the happiness is short-lived when they try to save Mi-na from almost drowning. Instead, they end up being mistaken for kidnappers. Meanwhile, a dark atmosphere begins to surround the house as uninvited guests come to look for Mi-na, and the evil spirit that was sealed in the basement awakens.

Cast

• Lee Sung-min as Kang Jae-pil^[6]
• Lee Hee-joon as Park Sang-goo^[7]
• Gong Seung-yeon as Kim Mi-na^[8]
• Park Ji-hwan as Chief Choi
• Lee Kyu-hyung as Nam Dong-yoon
• Woo Hyun as Father Kim
• Jang Dong-joo as Lee Seong-bin
• Kim Do-hoon as Jason
• Bin Chan-wook as Kang Yong-jun
• Park Jeong-hwa as Bo-ra
• Kang Ki-doong as Byeong-jo
• Park Kyung-hye as Sun-ok
• Lee Seo-hwan as real estate president
• Song Yoo-hyun as a Nun
• Jamie Horan as Father Baker
• Jin Tae-geon as Yohan
• Im Won-hee as Lee Won-hee

Release

Handsome Guys was originally scheduled to be released in 2021, but it was delayed by three years. Initial reports after filming began suggested that it would be released in 2021.^[9]

The film was displayed along with Hidden Face (2024), The Plot (2024), and Land of Happiness (2024) at the Contents Panda booth at the 2023 Asian Contents & Film Market.^[10] It was also invited to the Panorama section of the 57th Sitges Film Festival.^[11]

Accolades

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards	2025	Best New Director	Nam Dong-hyeop	Nominated	[12]
		Best Actor	Lee Hee-joon	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Gong Seung-yeon	Nominated
Director's Cut Awards	2025	Best Director (Film)	Nam Dong-hyeop	Nominated	[13]
		Best New Director (Film)		Won