Film

The Host

2006 · 2h · Horror · Drama · Science Fiction

Man has made his newest predator.

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

93%

Metacritic

85

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.

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

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

Kim Hak-sun

Civilian Military Kim

Scott Wilson

Douglas

Brian Rhee

Young Korean Doctor

Paul Lazar

American Doctor

• Bong Joon HoDirector · Screenplay
• Baek Chul-hyunScreenplay
• Hah Jun-wonScreenplay
• Choi Yong-baeProducer
• Cho Neung-yeonProducer
• Kim Woo-taekExecutive Producer
• Jeong Tae-sungExecutive Producer
• Miky LeeExecutive Producer
• Kim Hyung-kooDirector of Photography
• Lee Byung-wooOriginal Music Composer

Official Australian TrailerTrailerRed Band Trailer

Release date

July 27, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

Korean

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$88,489,643

Genres

Horror, Drama, Science Fiction

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