A family living in a semi-basement talks its way into every job in a wealthy household, one referral at a time. Halfway through, the house turns out to have a floor nobody mentioned.
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- Story & Writing avg 5
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- Acting avg 5
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- Cinematography avg 4.5
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- Music & Sound avg 4.5
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- Costume & Production Design avg 4.5
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- Directing avg 5
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- Pacing & Editing avg 5
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- Compared to its genre avg 5
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IMDb
10/10
Letterboxd
5.0★
- Fresh
Rotten Tomatoes
5.0★
TMDB
10.0/10
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10/10
Metacritic (user)
10/10
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96.9%
Cast
Key crew
- Director
- Bong Joon-ho
- Cinematography
- Hong Kyung-pyo
- Music
- Jung Jae-il
Awards & nominations
3 wins from 3 nominations
- Oscars3 wins from 3 nominations
- 2020 · 92nd
- WonBest Picture
- WonBest DirectorBong Joon-ho
- WonBest International Feature Film
- 2020 · 92nd
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The genre changes about four times and the film never once loses its footing. The turn in the basement is the best structural trick I have seen this decade.