#54. The Host (2006)
April 2, 2021
– Director: Bong Joon Ho
– Stacker score: 86.2
– Metascore: 85
– IMDb user rating: 7.1
– Runtime: 120 minutes
This South Korean film features a creature living in the Han River who terrorizes people, eventually kidnapping a man’s daughter. The man attempts to rescue her, but things do not go well. Writing for RogerEbert.com, Jim Emerson said, “A horror thriller, a political satire, a dysfunctional family comedy, and a touching melodrama, Bong Joon-ho’s ‘The Host’ is also one helluva movie.”