Story Line
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.
“Man has made his newest predator.”
Top Cast
Song Kang-ho
Park Gang-du
Byun Hee-bong
Park Hie-bong
Park Hae-il
Park Nam-il
Bae Doona
Park Nam-joo
Ko Asung
Park Hyun-seo
Oh Dal-su
The Monster (voice)
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Rating
7.0/ 10
Release Date
2006-07-27
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
HorrorDramaScience Fiction
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User Reviews (4)
Peter McGinn
6/10
•12/13/2021This 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 burs...
tmdb45300742
8/10
•6/18/2024These 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.
badelf
8/10
•7/8/2026Summary: 8/10: inventive, genre-defying filmmaking that uses monster movie conventions to deliver sharp political critique and genuine emotional resonance.
A U.S. Army coroner orders an underling to dump many toxic chemicals into the Han River. Si...
Bronwynn-22
10/10
•10/9/2026Absolutely love this Bong Joon-ho movie. The family of misfits coming together to save their youngest while the country around them devolves into chaos is so fun. It's silly when it wants to be, tense when it needs to be, and emotional when you're no...