TMBTMB
TMBTMB

Track, discover and find where to watch TV shows and movies.

Discover

  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Browse
  • Topics

Account

  • Watchlist
  • Watched
  • Ratings

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

© 2026 Movie Browser. All rights reserved.

Data provided by TMDB

Home
Browse
Watchlist
backdrop
backdrop
logo
K-pop idol meets assassin: she's supposed to kill him, he's too pretty to die. Chaos ensues.
TMDB
59
IMDb
52
Rotten Tomatoes
10
Audience Score
10
Google
79
Watch(JP)

Code Name: Jackal (2012)

unhinged rom-com energyK-drama fever dreamhitman with commitment issues

Overview

ComedyAction

A legendary assassin takes on an elimination task targeting the famous pop singer. She succeeds in kidnapping the singer but is hesitant to kill him, while he is hesitant to run away.

Flag of KRKRKorean
Content warning
identity vs performanceviolence and intimacyfame as prisonprofessional detachment

Standout Aspects

Acting

Song Ji-hyo's deadpan killer vs Jaejoong's panicked idol.

Direction

Bae Hyeong-jun commits to the bit, no half-measures.

Best for:Friends: Group watch for 'what did we just see' energy.·Date Night: Weird flex but it works — action, laughs, tension.·Streaming: Perfect midnight niche find you brag about.
B

Director

Bae Hyeong-jun

ReleasedNov 15, 2012
Runtime1h 47m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Revenue$1.3M
Nomad Films
Lotte Entertainment

Top Cast

Song Ji-hyo

Song Ji-hyo

Bong Min-jung

HERO Jaejoong

HERO Jaejoong

Choi Hyun

Han Sang-jin

Han Sang-jin

Team Leader Shin

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Chief Detective Ma

Seo Dong-won

Seo Dong-won

Hotel Receptionist

Ra Mi-ran

Ra Mi-ran

Cleaner

Seo Yi-an

Seo Yi-an

Yoo Young-sun

Kim Sung-ryung

Kim Sung-ryung

Angela

Lee Tae-rim

Lee Tae-rim

Detective Do

Shin Dong-mi

Shin Dong-mi

Seon-young

Teo Yoo

Teo Yoo

Mustache

Kim Yong-geon

Kim Yong-geon

Angela's Husband

Jin Ju-hyung

Jin Ju-hyung

Library

Ask about Code Name: Jackal

Opens AI chat

Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Jaejoong was still an active idol when this filmed — casting him as a fictional idol blurs reality in ways the film leans into hard.

Insight

The 'assassination hesitation' trope here inverts typical hitman narratives by making BOTH parties professionally incompetent rather than just the killer, which is somehow more honest.

YouTube

[ENG SUB] Code Name Jackal Official Teaser

[ENG SUB] Code Name Jackal Official Teaser

Gallery

Recommended

Guns & Talks movie poster (2001)
6.6

Guns & Talks

Hostile Takeover movie poster (2025)
7.0

Hostile Takeover

The Family Plan 2 movie poster (2025)
6.5

The Family Plan 2

Volcano High movie poster (2001)
6.0

Volcano High

How to Rob a Bank movie poster (2007)
5.8

How to Rob a Bank

The Paper Tigers movie poster (2020)
6.8

The Paper Tigers

Going by the Book movie poster (2007)
7.3

Going by the Book

Gotcha! movie poster (1985)
5.9

Gotcha!

The Naked Gun movie poster (2025)
6.4

The Naked Gun

Killer Bean Forever movie poster (2008)
7.2

Killer Bean Forever

Public Enemy Returns movie poster (2008)
6.6

Public Enemy Returns

Running Man movie poster (2013)
6.3

Running Man

Big Match movie poster (2014)
6.9

Big Match

Hooper movie poster (1978)
6.3

Hooper

Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse movie poster (2022)
5.9

Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse