# Noise (2024 film)
**Noise** (노이즈) is a 2024 South Korean psychological horror-thriller film directed by Kim Soo-jin, in which a woman with a hearing impediment searches for her younger sister, who has vanished from their apartment, and becomes haunted by inexplicable sounds linked to the disappearance and to a malevolent presence.[1](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/newfilm.jsp?blbdComCd=601011&mode=VIEW&seq=647) It premiered on 11 October 2024 and was released theatrically in South Korea on 25 June 2025.[2](https://www.kinoafisha.info/en/movies/8376058/) • [3](https://koreafilm.net/movie/20233220)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director / debut | Kim Soo-jin's feature directorial debut[4](https://www.screendaily.com/news/korean-box-office-hit-noise-scores-distribution-in-north-america-uk-ireland/5210100.article) |
| Cast | Lee Sun-bin (Ju-young), Kim Min-seok (Ki-hoon), Han Su-a (Ju-hee), Ryu Kyung-soo (Park Geun-bae)[3](https://koreafilm.net/movie/20233220) • [5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/noise_2024) |
| Release | World premiere 11 October 2024; South Korean theatrical release 25 June 2025[2](https://www.kinoafisha.info/en/movies/8376058/) • [3](https://koreafilm.net/movie/20233220) |
| Running time / rating | 93 minutes; rated 15+ in Korea[3](https://koreafilm.net/movie/20233220) |
| Korean box office | 1,708,567 admissions, ₩16.8 billion gross, peak of 1,001 screens (KOBIS)[3](https://koreafilm.net/movie/20233220) |
| Worldwide gross | $12,616,631 (Box Office Mojo)[6](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt29845247/) |
| Production | Finecut Co., Ltd.; presented by KC Ventures and BY4M Studio; distributed in Korea by BY4M Studio[3](https://koreafilm.net/movie/20233220) • [4](https://www.screendaily.com/news/korean-box-office-hit-noise-scores-distribution-in-north-america-uk-ireland/5210100.article) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Ju-young ([Lee Sun-bin](https://www.edgepedia.org/lee-sun-bin)) is a woman with a hearing impediment who relies on a hearing aid. Shortly after she and her younger sister Ju-hee (Han Su-a) move into a new apartment, Ju-hee disappears without a trace. When Ju-young questions the building's residents, their frantic pleas for silence and erratic behavior deepen the mystery; each night the building falls into an eerie stillness until strange, terrifying sounds begin to invade her world. Together with Ju-hee's boyfriend Ki-hoon (Kim Min-seok), she tracks the source of the noise and uncovers a sinister link between the sounds, her sister's disappearance, and a malevolent force that thrives in silence.[1](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/newfilm.jsp?blbdComCd=601011&mode=VIEW&seq=647) • [5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/noise_2024)
The film is built around inter-floor noise (층간소음), the sound transmitted between floors of apartment blocks, which the story turns from an everyday annoyance into a vehicle for horror.[4](https://www.screendaily.com/news/korean-box-office-hit-noise-scores-distribution-in-north-america-uk-ireland/5210100.article)
## Production and release
Noise was produced by Finecut Co., Ltd., presented by KC Ventures and BY4M Studio, and distributed in South Korea by BY4M Studio; it is the third production title from Finecut, which previously produced the 2022 feature *Christmas Carol* and the series *See You In My 19th Life*.[4](https://www.screendaily.com/news/korean-box-office-hit-noise-scores-distribution-in-north-america-uk-ireland/5210100.article) • [3](https://koreafilm.net/movie/20233220) The screenplay is credited to Lee Je-hui, Kim Yong-hwan, and Kim Soo-jin.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/noise_2024)
Before its Korean opening the film ranked first in ticket reservations among Korean films and second overall.[7](https://v.daum.net/v/20250625190004368) It passed one million admissions 18 days after release, holding second or third place at the Korean box office against Hollywood releases including *F1 The Movie*, *Jurassic World: Rebirth*, and *Superman*.[8](https://www.kmediarods.com/fileUpload/bulletins/bulletin_2025-07-16.pdf)
International distribution followed the Korean run. Arrow Film Distributors acquired rights for North America, the UK, and Ireland from Finecut in October 2025, with a release planned for 2026. Deals had also closed for Japan, CIS, Spain, France, and territories including Austria, Germany, MENA, and Southeast Asia.[4](https://www.screendaily.com/news/korean-box-office-hit-noise-scores-distribution-in-north-america-uk-ireland/5210100.article) Localized titles include *Ruídos* (Brazil), *層間騒音* (Japan), and *Паранормальное явление. Шум* (Russia/CIS).[9](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Noise-%282025-South-Korea%29)
## Box office
In South Korea the film sold 1,708,567 tickets and grossed ₩16.8 billion, on a peak of 1,001 screens, according to Korean Film Council (KOBIS) data.[3](https://koreafilm.net/movie/20233220) Screen Daily reported nearly $12 million from more than 1.7 million domestic admissions, ranking ninth among Korean films released locally in 2025.[4](https://www.screendaily.com/news/korean-box-office-hit-noise-scores-distribution-in-north-america-uk-ireland/5210100.article) [Box Office Mojo](https://www.edgepedia.org/box-office-mojo) lists a worldwide gross of $12,616,631, with South Korea accounting for $12,003,642.[6](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt29845247/) The Numbers reports a slightly lower worldwide figure of $12,215,538.[9](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Noise-%282025-South-Korea%29)
## Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a Tomatometer score of 67% from 15 reviews.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/noise_2024) Critics singled out the sound design: Steve Erickson of Arts Fuse called it first-rate while faulting the dark, muted cinematography, and reviewers for Forbes and In Review Online were divided on the screenplay's oscillation between supernatural and rational explanations.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/noise_2024) Sound director Park Yong-gi's work was credited in Korean press coverage with maximizing the sense of dread through detailed sound.[8](https://www.kmediarods.com/fileUpload/bulletins/bulletin_2025-07-16.pdf)
Korean Film Council commentary placed the film in a line of 2020s Korean horror that combines genre thrills with social critique, noting that apartment noise complaints have become a social issue in Korea and comparing Noise with the Netflix thriller *[Wall to Wall](https://www.edgepedia.org/wall-to-wall-film)* (2025), which treated the same subject.[10](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/ko_pick.jsp?blbdComCd=601029&mode=VIEW&seq=156)
## References
1. [Noise, Korean Film Council (KoBiz) New Films](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/newfilm.jsp?blbdComCd=601011&mode=VIEW&seq=647)
2. [Noise 2024, Kinoafisha](https://www.kinoafisha.info/en/movies/8376058/)
3. [Noise (노이즈), Korea Film](https://koreafilm.net/movie/20233220)
4. [Korean box office hit 'Noise' scores distribution in North America, UK-Ireland, Screen Daily](https://www.screendaily.com/news/korean-box-office-hit-noise-scores-distribution-in-north-america-uk-ireland/5210100.article)
5. [Noise (2024), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/noise_2024)
6. [Noise (2024), Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt29845247/)
7. ['노이즈' 개봉, Daum/MHN 스포츠](https://v.daum.net/v/20250625190004368)
8. [영화 '노이즈'에 이유없는 '노이즈' 없어요, 월간중앙 (kmediarods bulletin)](https://www.kmediarods.com/fileUpload/bulletins/bulletin_2025-07-16.pdf)
9. [Noise (노이즈) (2025), The Numbers](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Noise-%282025-South-Korea%29)
10. [K-Horror in the 2020s, Korean Film Council Ko-Pick](https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/ko_pick.jsp?blbdComCd=601029&mode=VIEW&seq=156)
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