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Parasite

2019 · Movie · R · 133 min

★ 8.5(21,621)unSUB Rating

ComedyThrillerDrama

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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Details
Years
2019
Release date
2019-05-30
Language
Korean
Rated
R
Runtime
133 min
TMDB rating (input)
8.5/10 (21,621 votes)
Box office
$263,136,741
Budget
$13,200,000

Themes

  • dark comedy
  • con artist
  • social commentary
  • working class
  • infiltration
  • psychological thriller
  • class differences
  • family
  • unemployed
  • domestic worker
  • wealthy family
  • south korea
  • +3 more

Awards & recognition

  • AACTA International Award — Best Film · 2020
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 2020
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 2020
  • Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2020
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2020
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  • BAFTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · 2020
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 2020
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 2020
  • Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Director · 2020
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Non-English Language Film · 2020
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture · 2020
  • Dorian Award — Film of the Year · 2019
  • Gilde Film Price · 2019
  • Palme d'Or · 2019
  • Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 2020 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2020 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 2020 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film · 2020 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Direction · 2020 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Screenplay · 2020 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 2020 · nominated
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2020 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Bong Joon Ho