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The Host

2006 · 120 min

A monster movie that swings from slapstick to gut-wrenching grief, keeping you off-balance and deeply invested in a messy family's desperate search.

Tagline
Man has made his newest predator.
Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • survival
  • corruption
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
horror, drama, science fiction
Directed by
Bong Joon Ho
Written by
Bong Joon Ho, Hah Jun-won, Baek Chul-hyun
Starring
Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona, Ko Asung, Oh Dal-su, Lee Jae-eung, Lee Dong-ho
Music
Lee Byung-woo
Cinematography
Kim Hyung-koo
Runtime
120 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
English, Korean

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