Quick Info
- Year
- 2019
- Director
- Bong Joon-ho
- Duration
- 132 min
- Language
- Korean
- Country
- South Korea
- Budget
- $11M
- Box Office
- $258M
External Ratings
IMDb8.5
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes99%
🎯 Metacritic96
📺 Where to Watch
External links — subscription may be required
Parasite
Our Rating
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Overview
A poor family schemes to become entangled with a wealthy family, leading to a series of darkly comic tragic events. A sharp social commentary on class inequality.
Rating Breakdown
Story
9.6
Acting
9.3
Direction
9.5
Cinematography
9.2
Music
8.8
✓Pros
- Brilliant unpredictable screenplay
- Shocking dramatic twists
- Deep social critique
- Masterful direction
✕Cons
- Requires subtitles (Korean)
- Some sudden violent scenes
