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Parasite (2019) | Catholic Film Database

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Parasite(2019)

R

4.0

"Act like you own the place."

2h 13m•Comedy, Thriller, Drama

Parasite

Videos• 10 Videos

Held to 4.0 — classified L (limited adult audience)

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USCCB/OSV RatingLimited Adult Audience

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TMDb Rating8.5/1020K votes

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Parasite

Held to 4.0 — classified L (limited adult audience)

How ratings work

USCCB/OSV RatingLimited Adult Audience

CFDb Critics—

CFDb Viewers—

TMDb Rating8.5/1020K votes

Rate this film

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.

Stars Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong

Comedy

Thriller

Drama

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Top Cast

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Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Kim Ki-taek

Lee Sun-kyun

Lee Sun-kyun

Park Dong-ik

Cho Yeo-jeong

Cho Yeo-jeong

Yeon-kyo

Choi Woo-shik

Choi Woo-shik

Ki-woo

Park So-dam

Park So-dam

Ki-jung

Lee Jung-eun

Lee Jung-eun

Moon-gwang

Jang Hye-jin

Jang Hye-jin

Chung-sook

Park Myung-hoon

Park Myung-hoon

Geun-se

Jung Zi-so

Jung Zi-so

Da-hye

Jung Hyeon-jun

Jung Hyeon-jun

Da-song

Park Keun-rok

Park Keun-rok

Driver Yoon

Jung Yi-seo

Jung Yi-seo

Pizza Manager

Box Office & Financials

Budget

$11.4M

$11,363,000

Worldwide Gross

$257.6M

$257,591,776

Net Profit

+$246.2M

+$246,228,776

Return on Investment

+2167%

5.0x budget

BudgetRevenue

Technical Details

Release Date

May 30, 2019

Original Language

ko

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Videos

• 10 Videos

Mark kermode reviews Parasite (2019) | BFI Player

Mark kermode reviews Parasite (2019) | BFI Player

Bong Joon Ho Barely Has to Direct This 'Parasite' Star Anymore!

Bong Joon Ho Barely Has to Direct This 'Parasite' Star Anymore!

Why Bong Joon Ho Never Strayed From His Storyboards in 'Parasite'

Why Bong Joon Ho Never Strayed From His Storyboards in 'Parasite'

Best of Ki-jung | Parasite | #StreamingOnlyOnHulu | Hulu

Best of Ki-jung | Parasite | #StreamingOnlyOnHulu | Hulu

OWN IT ON BLU-RAY & DVD!

OWN IT ON BLU-RAY & DVD!

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho and stars Song Kang-ho and Lee Jung-eun | BFI Q&A

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho and stars Song Kang-ho and Lee Jung-eun | BFI Q&A

Parasite - How to Make Ram-Don

Parasite - How to Make Ram-Don

Parasite - A Year Of Cinema

Parasite - A Year Of Cinema

B&W Version Official Australian Trailer [Subtitled]

B&W Version Official Australian Trailer [Subtitled]

Own it on DVD & Blu-ray 1 June

Own it on DVD & Blu-ray 1 June

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Keywords

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working class

infiltration

psychological thriller

class differences

housekeeper

tutor

family

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unemployed

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domestic worker

wealthy family

south korea

caste violence

seoul, south korea

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