The Host
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- Synopsis
- Gang-du (SONG Kang-ho) works at a food-stand on the banks of the Han River. Dozing on the job, he is awakened by his daughter, Hyun-seo (KO A-sung), who is angry with him for missing a teacher-parent meeting at school....
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- Starring
- Song Kang-ho, Ko A-Sung, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il
- Director(s)
- Bong Joon-ho
- Distributor(s)
- Magnolia
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 119 min.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Peter HartlaubAdd Critic to Favorites
A great piece of filmmaking and a legitimate science-fiction/horror classic.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
Bong Joon-ho's wildly entertaining saga should become the hip, thinking-person's monster movie of choice.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kevin CrustAdd Critic to Favorites
With a subversive streak as wide as the Han and a title open to interpretation, The Host confounds our expectations while providing top-notch entertainment. For Bong, the monster movie is an ample vessel, one that he can fill with social criticism while discovering exuberant amusement in the process.Read the full review
