Trapped in a loveless marriage to a dangerous billionaire dandy who’s every bit as obnoxious as he is egomaniacal, former superstar Yeo-rae sees an opportunity to ditch her trophy-wife status when Bum-woo, a dorky die-hard fan, moves in next door and encourages her to seek out greater happiness in life. She enlists his help in a murder plot to rid herself of Jonathan, her possessive husband, but the pair soon discovers that hatching a plan and executing it are two different things entirely.

Killing Romance stands tall as a remarkably skillful multi-genre hybrid: a delightfully bonkers fairy-tale parody that spoofs romantic conventions, celebrates geek culture and K-pop music as it leans into the staged theatricality of its larger-than-life world with imaginative flair and a nonstop barrage of whimsical laughs. With an all-star cast including Parasite’s Lee Sun-kyun, who transforms himself into an unforgettable, mustache-twirling villain, Killing Romance takes viewers on a wildly unpredictable ride and culminates as one of the year’s most madcap and refreshingly entertaining films.