The Host (2007)
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- Synopsis
- 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 ......
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- Starring
- Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Du-na, Ko A-Sung
- Director(s)
- Bong Joon-ho
- Distributor(s)
- Magnolia
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 119 min.
Critic Reviews
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
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