The Host (2006)

Movie Details

Original Title 괴물

Original Language KO

Budget $11,000,000

Revenue $88,489,643

Status Released

Popularity 4.4

Cast

Song Kang-ho

Park Gang-du

Popularity: 3.0

Byun Hee-bong

Park Hie-bong

Popularity: 1.7

Park Hae-il

Park Nam-il

Popularity: 1.4

Bae Doona

Park Nam-joo

Popularity: 2.6

Ko A-sung

Park Hyun-seo

Popularity: 2.4

Oh Dal-su

The Monster (voice)

Popularity: 2.1

Lee Jae-eung

Se-jin

Popularity: 0.4

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Lee Dong-ho

Se-joo

Popularity: 0.1

Yoon Je-moon

Homeless Man

Popularity: 1.5

Yim Pil-sung

Fat Guevara

Popularity: 0.8

Kim Roi-ha

Yellow Suit at Funeral

Popularity: 1.2

Koh Soo-hee

Hostage nurse

Popularity: 1.5

Key Crew

Director Bong Joon Ho

Screenplay Baek Chul-hyun, Bong Joon Ho, Hah Jun-won

Producer Choi Yong-bae, Cho Neung-yeon

Editor Kim Sun-min

Executive Producer Kim Woo-taek, Miky Lee, Jeong Tae-sung

Production

Chungeorahm Film

Showbox

Videos & Trailers

Official Australian Trailer

Trailer

Mark Kermode reviews Bong Joon-ho's The Host

Featurette

Trailer

Red Band Trailer

Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

Peter McGinn 6/10

Dec 13, 2021

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 spe ... Read more

GeekyRedhead 8/10

Jun 18, 2024

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.