The Host

Name: The Host
Genre: Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 2006-07-27
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 6.985

★ 7,0 /10 (3,294 Votes)

2006 KO 120 min

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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Release date

27/07/2006

Votes

3,294

Popularity

7.2

Man has made his newest predator.

Genres

Horror Drama Science Fiction

Status

Released

Original title

괴물

Language

Runtime

120 min

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$88,489,643

Website

www.hostmovie.com

Song Kang-ho

Park Gang-du

Byun Hee-bong

Park Hie-bong

Park Hae-il

Park Nam-il

Bae Doona

Park Nam-joo

Ko Asung

Park Hyun-seo

Oh Dal-su

The Monster (voice)

Lee Jae-eung

Se-jin

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Lee Dong-ho

Se-joo

Yoon Je-moon

Homeless Man

Yim Pil-sung

Fat Guevara

Kim Roi-ha

Yellow Suit at Funeral

Koh Soo-hee

Hostage nurse

Park No-shik

Inquiry Officer

Kim Hak-sun

Civilian Military Kim

Scott Wilson

Douglas

No photo

Brian Rhee

Young Korean Doctor

Paul Lazar

American Doctor

David Anselmo

Donald

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Shin Seung-ri

Donald's Girlfriend

Kwon Byung-gil

Doctor from Isolation Ward 1

Son Jin-ho

Doctor from Isolation Ward 2

Baek Do-bin

Fumigation Truck Skinny Man

Park Jeong-gi

Fumigation Truck Dyed-hair Man

Jung In-gi

Doctor from Isolation Hospital

Park Jin-woo

Constable from Isolation Hospital

Maeng Bong-hak

Fisherman 1

Son Jin-hwan

Fisherman 2

Kwon Hyeok-pung

Mr. Yoon

Shin Hyeon-jong

Mr. Yoon's Friend

Yoo Seung-mok

Taxi Driver

Jeong Kang-hee

Mr. Yoon's Employee

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Lee Eung-jae

Man from Couple

Kim Jin-seon

Woman from Couple

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Park Kyeong-mok

Groom-to-be

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Kwon Bang-hyeon

Bride-to-be

Son Young-soon

Grandmother from Bus

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Kim Sang-jo

Old Security Guard

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Choi Doo-yeong

Man on Blind Date

No photo

Song Kyeong-ha

Woman on Blind Date

Lee Jong-yoon

4th Mat 1

Lee Dong-yong

4th Mat 2

No photo

Jeong Hyeong-Ho

4th Mat 3

No photo

Kim Da-yeon

5th Mat Woman

No photo

Ji Ha-geon

Camera Phone Man

Moon Hee-ra

Camera Phone Woman

Jung Seo-yoon

Woman with Long Hair

No photo

Lee Hoon-jin

Fat Man

Ra Mi-ran

Woman Stomping Her Feet

No photo

Seo Ha-neul

Exchanged Girl

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Lee Seung-jin

Girl's Father

Choi Dae-sung

Man from Duck Boat

Kim Nan-hee

Woman from Duck Boat

Kim Choo-wol

Woman crying

Min Kyung-jin

Altar Security

Kim Bi-bi

Nurse from Isolation Hospital 1

No photo

Kim Hyo-sun

Nurse from Isolation Hospital 2

Choi Jae-sup

Detective Agency Subordinate 1

Yoo Yeon-soo

District officer Mr. Jo

Ko Chang-seok

Nursing Assistant from Isolation Ward 1

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Yoo In-soo

Nursing Assistant from Isolation Ward 2

Seo Young-ju

Protester

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Martin Lord Cayce

U.S. Senator

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Clinton Morgan

Agent Yellow

Philip Hersh

Additional Voices (voice)

Original Soundtrack

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This is a monster horror movie that really tries, to the point where they don’t give a clear view of the creature in the previews, presumably not to ruin the initial shock moment for the viewer. It is in Korean with English subtitles, with a few bursts of English with Korean subtitles when the speaker is American. The movie focuses on one family’s ongoing battle: not merely against the monster but also struggling against the authorities who want to capture them, suspecting they have been infected with a virus by coming in contact with the creature. The dialogue is pretty ordinary. I seem…

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These sites all missed the point. It's farce, it's funny. I actually liked the creature! He's kinda gruesomely-cute! Don't expect drama. It's all tongue-in-cheek, reminiscent of the old Godzilla creature films.

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Summary: 8/10: inventive, genre-defying filmmaking that uses monster movie conventions to deliver sharp political critique and genuine emotional resonance. A U.S. Army coroner orders an underling to dump many toxic chemicals into the Han River. Six years later, a monster crawls out and starts destroying people. If this were an ancient folktale, or even a Bong Joon-ho film (which, of course, it is), the monster would be a metaphor for the anger of the water spirit, nature's violent response to human desecration. The best part of this movie is the impressive creature design and animation. …

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Absolutely love this Bong Joon-ho movie. The family of misfits coming together to save their youngest while the country around them devolves into chaos is so fun. It's silly when it wants to be, tense when it needs to be, and emotional when you're not expecting it.

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