The Host 4K

Name: The Host 4K
Duration: 2 h

A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Bong Joon Ho

Producer:

Yong-bae Choi, Neung-yeon Joh

Writer:

Bong Joon Ho, Hah Jun-Won, Chul-hyun Baek

Release Date:

Nov 20, 2026

Runtime:

2hr

Synopsis

A monster emerges from Seoul's Han River and begins attacking people. One victim's loving family does what it can to rescue her from its clutches.

Cast

Song Kang-ho
Byun Hee-Bong
Park Hae-il
Bae Doona
Ko Asung
Oh Dal-su
Lee Jae-eung
Dong-ho Lee
Yun Je-mun
Yim Pil-sung

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.8

RATINGS 1.3K FANS

3.8

Jun 10, 2015

(No explicit spoilers, but spoiler-sensitive readers should watch the movie first and come back after.) A monstrous crisis in South Korean national identity. On the surface, The Host looks a lot like any other monster movie. It showcases an evil beast hell-bent on the…

4.8K Likes

ScreeningNotes

Aug 15, 2022

will consider not dumping chemicals in the river moving forward

4.4K Likes

Karsten

Oct 14, 2018

the real virus is america amirite folks

4.1K Likes

👽 Zara 👽
Oct 13, 2020

Early on when the Steve Buscemi monster is attacking people in the park there’s a quick shot of a dog just going to town on its owner. Seems unrelated to the monster, the dog was just looking for an opening to kill its master. Right on.

2.1K Likes

Branson Reese

Apr 8, 2024

hits every single time

1.6K Likes

Karsten

Mar 9, 2020

why am i crying over a monster movie, bong joon-ho you have done it again!

1.4K Likes

maria
Oct 3, 2020

I will never dump formaldehyde down the sink again

1.3K Likes

brendan o'hare

Oct 17, 2023

There are monsters and then there are monsters. Only one of them consciously make decisions that destroys communities and it’s not the one that lives in the sewer.

1.2K Likes

Joe A

Nov 10, 2019

this movie been around since 2006 and some humans still litter smh hope y'all get eaten by giant catfish monster

1.2K Likes

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Lee loved

The Host

[Rewatch]: Perfect double bill COVID quarantine flashback viewing with Contagion. I didn’t remember Walking Dead’s Herschel was in this.

1 2Y

Justin Latzen liked

The Host

I like it, but idk just wasn’t the best to me

🔥 1 3Y

Tessa loved

The Host

Best monster movie ever.

😭 1 2Y
Sage loved

The Host

Enthralling. Bong Joon Ho masters the theatrics of a complicated family dynamic early in his box office career. Due to modern brain rot I sometimes struggle to give my full attention to a movie in a foreign language in a genre that’s not my first choice, but The Host demanded it!

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Aidan White liked

The Host

7.4/10 if the cgi wasn’t so unbearably awful i think this would’ve been a rlly great movie - super original take on the classic monster movie with really cool character development and a super interesting plot - cgi makes the monster look like a joke and not at all scary howeverr

2Y

Alexander Rivera liked

The Host

Perhaps I should have watched it closer to release. I can definitely see why this film has such a big following especially for the time. I suppose it doesn’t age as well as far as CGI and lighting. Overall a very well written film that takes a new approach to monster movies.

3Y
Bonnie liked

The Host

There is so much underlying meaning and that’s what puts this film at the top. The monster is a direct metaphor of America and its dangerous influence on the Korean people. The only thing that didn’t work for me was the comedic aspect, but that’s understandable. 7.5

1Y

James New loved

The Host

Whilst the CGI is slightly dated, this is insanely good. A family drama in disguise as a monster film. The tone is comedic yet tragic, exhilarating and heartfelt all at the same time. Exceptional performances particularly from Song Kang-ho. Bong Joon Ho is a master

2Y

CvptvinHowdy liked

The Host

Not my favorite from Bong Joon-Ho, but it's got some heartwarming moments as well as heartbreak moments. The creature itself looked horrible, and the runtime was a bit long, but other than that, you got everything you need in a monster movie.

1Y