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  • The Host
  • Opened March 9, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 59 min.
  • R
    creature violence and language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. Read More
  • Careless American military personnel dump chemicals into South Korea's Han River. Several years later, a creature emerges from the tainted waters and sinks its ravenous jaws into local residents. It abducts Hyun-seo (A-sung Ko) the daughter of Read More
  • Cast: Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Du-na, Ko A-Sung
  • Director: Bong Joon-ho
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy, Horror

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  • Must Go!

    Now - THAT'S THE WAY TO MAKE A MONSTER MOVIE!!

    by lugubriousthespian

    Forget about CLOVERLEAF or any of the regurgitated zombie flick of late - this Korean-born gem is nothing short of miraculous in the way it blends horror, comedy, drama, even touch of social satire! A very dysfucntional family has to band together after the youngest daughter is carried off by a chemically induced mutation looking for fresh feeding grounds along the banks of the Han River. Suspensful, scary, beautifully directed and lovingly intergrated with very economical and believable CGI effects for the very repellant monster make this a one of a kind, not-to-be-missed, instant classic of the genre!

    If you like good monster movies - this is a GREAT ONE!

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    The Host Review

    by rocketjsl357

    this is one movie you really need to watch with subtitles ... the dubbed version of the movie is truly awful. One of the better great creature features today ... a few scary sequences, but the good story and connection among the family members is what really drives this flick. (4/5 stars)

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    Good

    by tipseycanyon

    Tis movie was funny, suspensful and had a message

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  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Hartlaub

    A great piece of filmmaking and a legitimate science-fiction/horror classic.

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Bong Joon-ho's wildly entertaining saga should become the hip,...

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Crust

    With a subversive streak as wide as the Han and a title open to interpretation,...

  • 90
    The New York Times | Manohla Dargis

    The Host is a cautionary environmental tale about the domination of nature and...

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