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The Host
“Man has made his newest predator.”
7.0 / 10• 2006• 2h 0m•R• Korean
HorrorDramaScience Fiction
Storyline
A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.
Cast & Crew
Song Kang-ho
Park Gang-du
Lead
Byun Hee-bong
Park Hie-bong
Park Hae-il
Park Nam-il
Bae Doona
Park Nam-joo
Ko Asung
Park Hyun-seo
Oh Dal-su
The Monster (voice)
Lee Jae-eung
Se-jin
LD
Lee Dong-ho
Se-joo
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bong Joon Ho's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Host is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
