The Host
Directed by Bong Joon-ho
Starring Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doo-na, Go Ah-seong, Oh Dal-su, Lee Dong-ho, Yoon Je-moon
7.0/10
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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.
- Original title
- 괴물
- Original language
- Korean
- Screenplay
- Bong Joon-ho, Baek Chul-hyun, Hah Jun-won
- Cast
- Bae Doo-na, Go Ah-seong, Oh Dal-su, Lee Dong-ho, Yoon Je-moon, Kim Roi-ha, Koh Soo-hee
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Updated July 22, 2026
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