The King and the Clown

Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.

The King and the Clown is a 2005 drama history movie directed by Lee Joon-ik, starring Jung Jin-young, Kam Woo-seong, Lee Joon-gi. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 6,313 votes and runs 1h 59m.