Going by the Book (2007)

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Always give it your best even for a robbery.

The chief of Sampo City Police Office, Seung-u, organizes a simulation of a bank robbery, but a by-the-book cop gets too caught up in the role playing in which the simulation doesn't go the way he had anticipated.

• Released: 2007-08-18
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 89 votes

Directed by Ra Hee-chan.

Top cast

• Jung Jae-young as Jeong Do-man
• Son Byung-ho as Lee Seung-woo
• Shin Gu as Do-man's Father
• Lee Yong-yi as Do-man's Mother
• Kim Kyu-chul as Kim Seon-mae
• Lee Young-eun as Jeon Da-hye
• Im Ji-eun as Kim Sung-mi
• Ko Chang-seok as Woo Jong-dae
• Min Ji-hwan as Governor
• Lee Cheol-min as Cho Sung-wook

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Going by the Book

• United States: watch free on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV

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