About this movie
- Genres:
- Horror
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:59:56
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 2006
- Quality:
- 480 (DVD equivalent)
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Hie-bong Byeon
- Kang-ho Song
- Hae-il Park
- Du-na Bae
- Ah-sung Ko
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Song Kang-ho
Gang-du
- Byun Hee-bong
- Park Hae-il
- Bae Du-na
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Ko A-Sung
Hyun-seo
- Lee Dong-ho
- Lee Jae-eung
- Yun Je-mun
- Kim Roi-Ha
- Park Noh-shik
Directors
- Joon-ho Bong
- Bong Joon-ho
Producers
- Choi Yong-bae
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The Host
When a young girl is snatched away from her father by a horrifying giant monster that emerges from the River Han to wreak havoc on Seoul, her entire family sets out to locate the beast and bring their little girl back home to safety in South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's big-budget creature feature. Hee-bong is a man of modest means who runs a snack bar on the banks of the River Han. Along with his slow-witted eldest son, Gang-du; Gang-du's young daughter, Hyun-seo; archery champion daughter Nam-joo; and unemployed, shirker son, Nam-il, Hee-Bong has managed to maintain a close relationship with his family despite the hardships that come with being a single father. When a rampaging fiend erupts from the Han and throws the city of Seoul into a state of emergency, Gang-du is heartbroken to see his precious little girl scooped up by the scaly creature and spirited away to an unknown destination. This is one family that always sticks together, though, and as the rest of the city denizens scramble to take cover, Hee-bong, Gang-du, Nam-joo, and Nam-il set out to prove that they're not letting their little girl go without a fight.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
92%
percent positive reviews
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Garth Franklin, Dark Horizons
In spite of its assorted lumpy bits, this is a far more successful monster movie than any creature feature Hollywood has churned out in a LONG time
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Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
As ebullient and bizarre as a monster that can do back flips, leaving the viewer in a shock of delight.
– Full review
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Jim Emerson, Chicago Sun-Times
A horror thriller, a political satire, a dysfunctional family comedy, and a touching melodrama, Bong Joon-ho's The Host is also one helluva monster movie.
– Full review
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Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Bravely shifting tones from the horrific to the slapstick and back again, Bong Joon-ho has made a movie that's comprised almost equally of family sitcom, political indictment, high-urban paranoia...
– Full review
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Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Rarely plays out the way you expect. Director Bong is careful to deliver the promised scares, but he is also willing to overlook plot formulas to explore his own interests.
– Full review
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