Parasite
2019 | 133 min | Comedy, Thriller, Drama
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (99%), audiences adore it (8.5/10), it won 4 Oscars and it made about 23 times its budget. Make plans for this one.
Our take: The first non-English-language film to win Best Picture: a class satire that shifts genres mid-stride and lands every turn.
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All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
99% on Rotten Tomatoes, 97 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.5/10 from 22K viewers, plus 1 MMM member rating
- AwardsVery strong
14 wins, 7 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Picture; won Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
$258 million worldwide on a $11 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
1.4 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bong Joon Ho
- Song Kang-hoKim Ki-taek
- Lee Sun-kyunPark Dong-ik
- Cho Yeo-jeongYeon-kyo
- Choi Woo-shikKi-woo
- Park So-damKi-jung
- Lee Jung-eunMoon-gwang
- Jang Hye-jinChung-sook
- Park Myung-hoonGeun-se
- Jung Zi-soDa-hye
- Jung Hyeon-junDa-song