After a failed business venture, the debt-ridden chauffeur Seong Gi Hun lives his life gambling away the money he mooches off his elderly mother while failing to provide for her and his estranged daughter. When his life finally hits rock bottom, he receives an irresistible offer promising him a ?45.6 billion prize in exchange for winning traditional Korean children's games against 455 other players, among them his childhood friend Cho Sang Woo. Commencing the games, the participants soon learn of the deadly consequences that come with losing.
After a failed business venture, the debt-ridden chauffeur Seong Gi Hun lives his life gambling away the money he mooches off his elderly mother while failing to provide for her and his estranged daughter. When his life finally hits rock bottom, he receives an irresistible offer promising him a ?45.6 billion prize in exchange for winning traditional Korean children's games against 455 other players, among them his childhood friend Cho Sang Woo. Commencing the games, the participants soon learn of the deadly consequences that come with losing.
- Similar main characters: - Arisu and Hyunsu are both college/school dropouts, have had a traumatic life, lost everyone they love, are INTPs, similar haircuts and overall visuals, and are video gamers. Both are very smart and have similar personalities.
- Strong female characters: Both of these shows have some of the strongest women I've seen in the drama world. In AIB, we have Usagi, Kuina, Ann and Shibuki, whereas in Sweet Home we have Jisu, Eunyoo, Yikyung and Yuri.
- Both of them are dystopian, survival shows with lots of gore. AIB is about death games whereas Sweet Home is about an apocalypse.
- Both have a "gangster guy" who gets involved with a bow-and-arrow girl (damn thriller writers must rly love this trope)
- both have philosophies about life and death / discussions about the will to survive
- Strong female characters: Both of these shows have some of the strongest women I've seen in the drama world. In AIB, we have Usagi, Kuina, Ann and Shibuki, whereas in Sweet Home we have Jisu, Eunyoo, Yikyung and Yuri.
- Both of them are dystopian, survival shows with lots of gore. AIB is about death games whereas Sweet Home is about an apocalypse.
- Both have a "gangster guy" who gets involved with a bow-and-arrow girl (damn thriller writers must rly love this trope)
- both have philosophies about life and death / discussions about the will to survive
About six people who find themselves trapped in a maze-like cube and have to figure a way out, while evading fatal traps. Six people are locked in a mysterious cube shaped room. These 6 people are: 29-year-old engineer Yuichi Goto, 37-year-old association employee Asako Kai, 31-year-old Freeter Shinji Ochi, 13-year-old middle school student Chiharu Uno, 39-year-old mechanic Hiroshi Ide and 61-year-old company executive Kazumasa Ando. These 6 people are complete strangers to each other. They don't know why they are locked in the room, but they try to escape out of the mysterious cube. If they can't decipher the code, they won't get out of the cube.
Remake of the Canadian movie “CUBE” [1997].
Remake of the Canadian movie “CUBE” [1997].
Similar death games
Alice in Borderland (Japanese: ????????, Hepburn: Imawa no Kuni no Arisu) is a Japanese science fiction thriller drama streaming television series based on the manga by Haro Aso. The series was directed by Shinsuke Sato. It stars Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya as allies trapped in an abandoned Tokyo forced to compete in dangerous games, the type and difficulty represented by playing cards, to extend "visas" that, if expired, result in the player's execution by lasers being shot from the sky.
Alice in Borderland (Japanese: ????????, Hepburn: Imawa no Kuni no Arisu) is a Japanese science fiction thriller drama streaming television series based on the manga by Haro Aso. The series was directed by Shinsuke Sato. It stars Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya as allies trapped in an abandoned Tokyo forced to compete in dangerous games, the type and difficulty represented by playing cards, to extend "visas" that, if expired, result in the player's execution by lasers being shot from the sky.
The werewolf game also has a bunch of high school students who have been abducted to play this deathly game called werewolf game. Each student is given special roles as werewolves, villagers, bodyguard, medium, phrophet and so on. And they have to find and kill the werewolves hidden among the villagers but no-one knows who the werewolves are. Each night werewolves will kill a villager, so the villagers have to find and eliminate the werewolves before they kill all the villagers. Its a pretty gruesome movie much like alice in borderland where they fight and kill for their survival. Highly recommend it if you liked Alice in Borderland.
Both shows feature mindblowing games.
(1) In AiB, they are death games (loosers die, winners survive).
(2) In Liar Game, they are money game (loosers get debt, winners get money).
AiB has a larger budget its games are visually more impressive but Liar Game's games are more technical and complex, with insane twists.
If you enjoyed the game part of AiB, you'll love Liar Game.
-> The Korean version of Liar Game (2014) is more realistic and comes close to a thriller.
-> The japanese version (2007) is more mangaesque, with exagerated characters, a distinct color palette and music.
Both are equally as good and should not be missed!
(1) In AiB, they are death games (loosers die, winners survive).
(2) In Liar Game, they are money game (loosers get debt, winners get money).
AiB has a larger budget its games are visually more impressive but Liar Game's games are more technical and complex, with insane twists.
If you enjoyed the game part of AiB, you'll love Liar Game.
-> The Korean version of Liar Game (2014) is more realistic and comes close to a thriller.
-> The japanese version (2007) is more mangaesque, with exagerated characters, a distinct color palette and music.
Both are equally as good and should not be missed!
Both shows feature mindblowing games.
(1) In AiB, they are death games (loosers die, winners survive).
(2) In Liar Game, they are money game (loosers get debt, winners get money).
AiB has a larger budget its games are visually more impressive but Liar Game's games are more technical and complex, with insane twists.
If you enjoyed the game part of AiB, you'll love Liar Game.
-> The Korean version of Liar Game (2014) is more realistic and comes close to a thriller.
-> The japanese version (2007) is more mangaesque, with exagerated characters, a distinct color palette and music.
Both are equally as good and should not be missed!
(1) In AiB, they are death games (loosers die, winners survive).
(2) In Liar Game, they are money game (loosers get debt, winners get money).
AiB has a larger budget its games are visually more impressive but Liar Game's games are more technical and complex, with insane twists.
If you enjoyed the game part of AiB, you'll love Liar Game.
-> The Korean version of Liar Game (2014) is more realistic and comes close to a thriller.
-> The japanese version (2007) is more mangaesque, with exagerated characters, a distinct color palette and music.
Both are equally as good and should not be missed!
Arisu Ryohei—a listless, jobless and video-game-obsessed young man—suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive. In this strange world, Arisu meets Usagi, a young woman who’s navigating the games alone. After a dangerous game which tests Arisu’s limits, the two set out together to unravel one mystery after another as they risk their lives and confront what it means to live.
Adapted from the manga series "Imawa no Kuni no Alice" by Haro Aso.
Adapted from the manga series "Imawa no Kuni no Alice" by Haro Aso.
