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The Host
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2006 South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho
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7.0A 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.
Released: 2006-07-27120 minDir: Bong Joon HoHorror, Drama, Science FictionBudget: $11.0MBox office: $88.5M
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Cast
- Song Kang-ho as Park Gang-du
- Byun Hee-bong as Park Hie-bong
- Park Hae-il as Park Nam-il
- Bae Doona as Park Nam-joo
- Ko A-sung as Park Hyun-seo
- Oh Dal-su as The Monster (voice)
Themes
- daughter
- pollution
- monster
- river
- bravery
- sewerage
- formaldehyde
- snack bar
- archer
- family
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
140,796 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
85/100
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 30 wins & 37 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 991024
- Official website
- www.hostmovie.com
- Image
- 사진 100.jpg
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- publication date
- 2007-03-30
- title
- 괴물
- review score
- 85/100
- capital cost
- 11800000000
- box office
- 64621107
- Commons category
- The Host (2006 film)
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2000s monster movies2006 action films2006 black comedy films2006 comedy horror films2006 English-language films2006 films2006 horror films2006 independent films2006 Japanese films2006 Korean-language films2006 multilingual films2006 science fiction films2006 South Korean filmsAnti-American sentiment in South KoreaBest Film Asian Film Award winnersBest Picture Blue Dragon Film Award winnersChungeorahm Films filmsEnglish-language independent filmsEnglish-language Japanese filmsEnglish-language South Korean filmsFilms about censorshipFilms about dysfunctional familiesFilms about father–daughter relationshipsFilms about kidnapping