Parasite

Name: Parasite
Genre: Comedy, Thriller, Drama
Released: 2019-05-30
Duration: 2 h 13 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam

2019·Movie·R·133 min·★ 8.5(20,815)

Comedy Thriller Drama More Korean titles

“Act like you own the place.”

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.

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About Parasite

Parasite is a 2019 Korean-language comedy, thriller and drama film directed by Bong Joon Ho. The cast is led by Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong. It has a runtime of 2h 13m. Viewers rate it 8.5/10 across 20800 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy.

Parasite was produced by Barunson E&A and made in South Korea. It was released on May 30, 2019, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $11 million, it went on to gross $258 million worldwide.

Director: Bong Joon Ho
Writers: Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin-won
Release date: May 30, 2019
OTT release: January 14, 2020
Original language: Korean
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: South Korea
Budget: $11 million
Box office: $258 million
Production: Barunson E&A

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Parasite cast & crew

Parasite was directed by Bong Joon Ho and written by Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin-won.

The cast features Song Kang-ho as Kim Ki-taek, Lee Sun-kyun as Park Dong-ik, Cho Yeo-jeong as Yeon-kyo, Choi Woo-shik as Ki-woo, Park So-dam as Ki-jung, and Lee Jung-eun as Moon-gwang.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jung Jae-il, cinematography is by Hong Kyung-pyo, and it was produced by Jang Young-hwan and Kwak Sin-ae.

Is Parasite worth watching?

Parasite holds an audience score of 8.5/10 from 20,815 ratings, ranking it among the most acclaimed comedy films.

At 2h 13m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, thriller, and drama, Parasite is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Parasite

In United States, you can stream Parasite on Kanopy, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on January 14, 2020.

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