The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 99% of the 915 2000s horror movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic85/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
3,234 audience votes
Key crew
- Bong Joon HoDirector
- Baek Chul-hyunScreenplay
- Bong Joon HoScreenplay
- Lee Byung-wooOriginal Music Composer
- Hah Jun-wonScreenplay
Cast
- Song Kang-hoPark Gang-du
- Byun Hee-bongPark Hie-bong
- Park Hae-ilPark Nam-il
- Bae DoonaPark Nam-joo
- Ko AsungPark Hyun-seo
- Oh Dal-suThe Monster (voice)
- Lee Jae-eungSe-jin
- Lee Dong-hoSe-joo
- Yoon Je-moonHomeless Man
- Yim Pil-sungFat Guevara
- Kim Roi-haYellow Suit at Funeral
- Koh Soo-heeHostage nurse
Stills
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Themes
daughterpollutionmonsterriverbraverysewerageformaldehydesnack bararcherfamilyasian originsseoul, south korea
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