The Host

  • Theatrical - Wide 2006-07-27
Box Office Gross: $88,489,643
Running Time: 120 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Chungeorahm Film, Showbox
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JoBlo's Rating

5/10

Synopsis

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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