Emergency Declaration

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Emergency Declaration

2022

2h 18m

Action

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground. With steadily decreasing fuel and international refusals to offer aid, the captain and crew will be forced to take unprecedented emergency measures in an attempt to save the lives of their passengers.

Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Aug 12, 2022

It's a strong movie... But maybe not what people are dialing up to see at this present moment.

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David Fear

Rolling Stone

Aug 12, 2022

This is still star-driven, big-screen goofiness writ large, something to be consumed with popcorn and a crowd, and that fact its hitting U.S. screens during the summer dog days couldn’t be more welcome.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

Aug 12, 2022

0/4

A lumbering and desperate ode to our common humanity that also tries to scare and thrill viewers into submission.

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

Jul 11, 2024

In terms of major studio films with the power to actually influence audiences on a meaningful scale, I can’t imagine a film with much more effective potential.

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Jae-Ha Kim

Jae-Ha Kim

Jul 27, 2023

3/4

In the span of time it takes for a plane to fly from Seoul to Honolulu, a psychopath boards an airplane at Incheon and releases a deadly biological pathogen onboard, which results in passengers getting sick and/or dying (and turning on each other).

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

Jul 24, 2023

Emergency Declaration is thrilling and hits too close to home, given the world we’re living in now, but the film cannot stick the landing.

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Kktran

Aug 17, 2022

This is a must watch!!!!!!! 👍🏻

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Mae

Aug 15, 2022

Great movie! Great acting from the entire cast! Highly recommend it. Relevant to our era and thought provoking. Yim Siwan's performance was dynamic and powerful. . Riveting!

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Janet R

Aug 13, 2022

I love a good disaster movie and a good deadly virus flick. This had both! Excellent drama, keep things interesting, and kept the tension at just the right level.

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Melissa W

Aug 12, 2022

it might come in third to prior Song Kang-ho/Lee Byung-hun movies Joint Security Area and The Good, The Bad and The Weird, but is still pretty great.

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Jessica C.

@Jessieisreal28 May 11, 2026

This movie is very frightening it depicts somebody bringing on a virus on board a plane. In my opinion it’s a watch if you like movies like terroism or viruses. The movie does a good job of letting us get to know about the character carrying the virus. The panic of the people on the plane is justified. I’m glad a gave this movie a watch. These things are happening everyday around us and it can be a scary world to live in. The flight crew deserves to be applauded for helping out the sick and people that did die.

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jacehtc01 T

@RT58231103 Sep 14, 2025

Great suspense and thrills, and deep philosophical questions to boot. You can't be disappointed.

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Synopsis

While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground. With steadily decreasing fuel and international refusals to offer aid, the captain and crew will be forced to take unprecedented emergency measures in an attempt to save the lives of their passengers.

Director: Han Jae-rim
Producer: Han Jae-rim, Baek Chang-ju
Screenwriter: Han Jae-rim
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 12, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2022
Runtime: 2h 18m

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