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Name: The Host
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Genre: drama, horror, science-fiction
Released: 2006
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 7.1

The Host has an iRankMovies score of 79.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

The Host (2006)

괴물

Man has made his newest predator.

Release:2006

Runtime:2h 0m

Country:South Korea

Director:Bong Joon Ho

Language:Korean

Genre

DramaHorrorScience Fiction

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Keywords

DaughterPollutionmonsterRiverBraverySewerageFormaldehydeSnack Bar

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The Host rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.1/10· 141K votes

Rotten Tomatoes93%

Metacritic85%

TMDb6.973/10· 3K votes

With 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 85/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About The Host

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 of The Host

Song Kang-ho
as Park Gang-du
Byun Hee-bong
as Park Hie-bong
Park Hae-il
as Park Nam-il
Bae Doona
as Park Nam-joo
Ko A-sung
as Park Hyun-seo
Oh Dal-su
as The Monster (voice)
Lee Jae-eung
as Se-jin
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Lee Dong-ho
as Se-joo
Yoon Je-moon
as Homeless Man
Yim Pil-sung
as Fat Guevara
Kim Roi-ha
as Yellow Suit at Funeral
Koh Soo-hee
as Hostage nurse

The Host facts

Original title: 괴물
Budget: $11M
Box office: $88.5M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Bong Joon Ho transforms creature-feature into family-survival narrative
•Tonal balance between horror, comedy, and tragedy remains consistently engaging
•Social commentary on government and environment subtly underpins action