Parasite

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Parasite

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Released Nov 1, 2019

2h 12m

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.

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Critics Consensus

An urgent, brilliantly layered look at timely social themes, Parasite finds writer-director Bong Joon Ho in near-total command of his craft.

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Tim Robey

Monocle

I think it's a career peak for [Bong Joon-ho].

Feb 14, 2020

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Simran Hans

Monocle

Watching that drama -- the bricks sort of build and then topple -- is so satisfying.

Feb 14, 2020

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

[Bong Joon-ho]'s work is as playful as it is sincere and revelatory. He'll make you feel at home, and then rip the rug out from under you.

Rated: 5/5

Feb 12, 2020

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Emma Simmonds

Radio Times

It's a wonderfully sneaky film that, before you know it, will have worked its way right under your skin.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 30, 2024

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Denise Pieniazek

Puesta en Escena (AR)

Fundamentally, Parasite aims to make us reflect on today's society, where the gap between the rich, the middle class and the poor is increasing.The spatial construction that the film proposes is a metaphor for the cruel social pyramid system.

Rated: 9.5

Aug 15, 2024

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

Parasite is both darkly hilarious and delightfully shocking, setting a new sky-high standard for black comedy – the style of Bong Joon-ho.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 30, 2024

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Catchin

Didn't really udnerstand the ending or why the father did what he did. Odd movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/27/21

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kaneki kev

One of my favorite movies!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/29/21

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J.G.

Overrated in my opinion but a good movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/29/21

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Richard P

Your review will help others decide whether to watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/21

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terence

very interesting storytelling. wonderfully complex tale of deception and intrigue. did feel the ending was rushed, kinda like they realized they only had 15 minutes left and shoved the last 45 minutes of story into that amount of film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/27/20

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Violeta

Great portraying of the parasite that is infecting humanity - that is FEAR, the symptoms are - anger, greed, hate, jealousy and separation.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/21/20

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Song Kang-ho

Kim Ki-taek

Lee Sun-kyun

Park Dong-ik

Jo Yeo-jeong

Choi Yeon-gyo

Choi Woo-sik

Kim Ki-woo

Park So-dam

Kim Ki-jung

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Synopsis

Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.

Director: Bong Joon Ho
Producer: Kwak Sin-ae, Moon Yanggwon
Screenwriter: Bong Joon Ho, Han Jinwon
Distributor: Neon
Production Co: Barunson E&A
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $53.4M
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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