Parasite
“Act like you own the place.”
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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Cast
85 people
Song Kang-ho
Kim Ki-taek
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Lee Sun-kyun
Park Dong-ik
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Cho Yeo-jeong
Yeon-kyo
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Choi Woo-shik
Ki-woo
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Park So-dam
Ki-jung
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Lee Jung-eun
Moon-gwang
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Jang Hye-jin
Chung-sook
Known for
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Park Myung-hoon
Geun-se
Known for
Crash Landing on You
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Jung Ji-so
Da-hye
Known for
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Jung Hyeon-jun
Da-song
Known for
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Park Keun-rok
Driver Yoon
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Jung Yi-seo
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Tale of the Nine Tailed
Bong Joon Ho Director · Han Jin-won Screenplay Jung Jae-il Composer
Worldwide gross $258M · Budget $11M · United States release October 11, 2019
Box office
Budget
$11,363,000
Worldwide gross
$257,591,776
Gross vs. budget
22.7×
Production
Barunson E&A
Production
Neon
Studio
CJ ENM Films & Television
Production
South Korea
Produced in
Languages
Original title
기생충
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
English · German · Korean
Release dates
France · May 21, 2019
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
South Korea · May 30, 2019
Theatrical
United States · October 11, 2019
Limited theatrical
United States · January 14, 2020
Digital
United States
August 30, 2019 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
November 1, 2019 · Theatrical
January 28, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
June 2, 2020 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
October 27, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD (Criterion Collection)
February 7, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Argentina
November 10, 2019 · Premiere · Mar Del Plata Film Festival
January 23, 2020 · Theatrical
Australia
June 15, 2019 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
June 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Austria
October 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 7, 2019 · Premiere · Film Festival Oostende
September 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 19, 2019 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
November 7, 2019 · Theatrical
March 20, 2020 · Digital
Bulgaria
June 25, 2020 · Premiere · Sofia Film Festival
Canada
September 6, 2019 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
October 25, 2019 · Limited theatrical
November 1, 2019 · Theatrical
January 14, 2020 · Digital
January 28, 2020 · Physical
Chile
February 6, 2020 · Theatrical
China
July 28, 2019 · Premiere · First International Film Festival Xining
Colombia
January 9, 2020 · Theatrical
Croatia
January 2, 2020 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 28, 2019 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
October 3, 2019 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Estonia
July 11, 2019 · Theatrical
Finland
November 20, 2019 · Premiere · Night Visions Maximum Halloween 3019
January 31, 2020 · Theatrical
October 23, 2020 · Theatrical · Black-and-White Edition
France
June 5, 2019 · Theatrical
November 28, 2019 · Digital
December 4, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
February 19, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-Release (Black & White Version)
February 28, 2020 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
May 15, 2022 · TV · Arte
July 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
June 10, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
Germany
June 30, 2019 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
October 17, 2019 · Theatrical
February 20, 2020 · Digital
March 5, 2020 · Physical
May 15, 2022 · TV · Arte
June 10, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
Greece
September 18, 2019 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
October 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 20, 2019 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 5, 2019 · Theatrical
Iceland
October 5, 2019 · Premiere · Reykjavík International Film Festival
India
January 31, 2020 · Theatrical
Indonesia
June 24, 2019 · Theatrical
January 16, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-release
Ireland
February 3, 2020 · Premiere
February 7, 2020 · Theatrical
February 14, 2020 · Theatrical
June 1, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
July 24, 2020 · Theatrical · Black-and-White Edition
July 24, 2020 · Digital · Black-and-White Edition
Israel
July 25, 2019 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
August 15, 2019 · Theatrical
Italy
November 7, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
December 27, 2019 · Limited theatrical
January 10, 2020 · Theatrical
June 5, 2020 · Theatrical · Black & White Version
Kazakhstan
July 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 16, 2020 · Theatrical
Lebanon
January 16, 2020 · Theatrical
Lithuania
June 16, 2020 · Theatrical · IFF „Kino pavasaris"
Macao SAR China
June 20, 2019 · Theatrical
Malaysia
June 27, 2019 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 20, 2019 · Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia
December 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Myanmar (Burma)
July 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 16, 2019 · Premiere · Film by the Sea
November 28, 2019 · Theatrical
January 23, 2020 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam - Black-and-White Edition
February 13, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-Release
New Zealand
June 27, 2019 · Limited theatrical
Norway
September 28, 2019 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
January 31, 2020 · Theatrical
May 25, 2020 · Physical
Peru
February 6, 2020 · Theatrical
Philippines
August 14, 2019 · Theatrical
Poland
July 27, 2019 · Premiere · New Horizons Film Festival
September 20, 2019 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 26, 2019 · Theatrical
Romania
November 8, 2019 · Theatrical
May 16, 2020 · TV · Film Now
Russia
June 20, 2019 · Premiere · Mirror Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival
July 4, 2019 · Theatrical
September 12, 2019 · Digital
Saudi Arabia
January 16, 2020 · Theatrical
Serbia
January 17, 2020 · Theatrical
Singapore
June 27, 2019 · Theatrical
February 10, 2020 · Limited theatrical · Black & White Version
Slovakia
September 14, 2019 · Premiere · International Film Festival Cinematik
December 5, 2019 · Theatrical
South Africa
October 11, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 6, 2019 · Digital
April 29, 2020 · Theatrical · Black-and-White Edition
January 30, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Spain
September 22, 2019 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
October 24, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 20, 2019 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 19, 2019 · Theatrical · French
August 1, 2019 · Theatrical · German
August 11, 2019 · Premiere · Italian · Locarno Film Festival
November 14, 2019 · Limited theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
June 28, 2019 · Theatrical
January 10, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-Release
February 27, 2020 · Theatrical · Black and White Version
Thailand
July 18, 2019 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 1, 2019 · Theatrical
Ukraine
July 18, 2019 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
August 1, 2019 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
January 16, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 16, 2020 · Premiere · Leeds
February 14, 2020 · Theatrical
June 1, 2020 · Digital
June 1, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
July 24, 2020 · Digital · Colour / Black-and-White Edition
November 23, 2020 · Physical · 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray / Blu-ray (Colour + Black & White Editions)
April 19, 2021 · Physical · Bong Joon Ho Collection (Blu-ray)
February 7, 2025 · Theatrical · Theatrical re-release and IMAX release
Uruguay
January 4, 2020 · Premiere · Jose Ignacio International Film Festival, Uruguay
January 23, 2020 · Theatrical
Vietnam
June 21, 2019 · Theatrical
February 17, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-Release
February 24, 2020 · Theatrical · Black-and-White Edition
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