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The Host

7.0/ 10

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3,077

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2006

Release Year

120 min

Runtime

Horror
Drama
Science Fiction

Overview

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.

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Keywords

daughter
pollution
monster
river
bravery
sewerage
formaldehyde
snack bar
archer
family
asian origins
seoul, south korea
han river
amused
farcical
frightened

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Reviews(2)

7.0avg rating
Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

December 13, 2021

6
6/10

This is a monster horror movie that really tries, to the point where they don’t give a clear view of the creature in the previews, presumably not to ruin the initial shock moment for the viewer. It is in Korean with English subtitles, with a few bursts of English with Korean subtitles when the speak

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GeekyRedhead

GeekyRedhead

June 18, 2024

8
8/10

These sites all missed the point. It's farce, it's funny. I actually liked the creature! He's kinda gruesomely-cute! Don't expect drama. It's all tongue-in-cheek, reminiscent of the old Godzilla creature films.

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