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Bong Joon Ho

Bong Joon Ho

Known for DirectingBorn 1969-09-14 (age 56)Daegu, South Korea
Bong Joon-ho (Korean: 봉준호, Korean pronunciation:[poːŋ tɕuːnho → poːŋdʑunɦo]; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean filmmaker. The recipient of three Academy Awards, his work is characterised by emphasis on social and class themes, genre-mixing, dark comedy, and sudden tone shifts. He first became known to audiences and achieved a cult following with his directorial debut film, the black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), before achieving both critical and commercial success with his subsequent films: the crime thriller Memories of Murder (2003), the monster film The Host (2006), the science fiction action film Snowpiercer (2013), which served as Bong's English language debut, and the acclaimed black comedy thriller Parasite (2019), all of which are among the highest-grossing films in South Korea, with Parasite also being the highest-grossing South Korean film in history. All of Bong's films have been South Korean productions. However, Snowpiercer, Okja (2017) and Mickey 17 (2025) are Hollywood co-productions with significant use of the English language. Two of his films have been screened in competitions at the Cannes Film Festival — Okja in 2017 and Parasite in 2019; the latter earned the Palme d'Or, the first for a South Korean film. Considered an immediate favourite by the Academy Awards, Parasite became the first South Korean film to receive Academy Award nominations, with Bong winning Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay, making Parasite the first film in the award's history not in English to win Best Picture. In 2017, Bong was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century. In 2020, Bong was included in Time's annual list of 100 Most Influential People and Bloomberg 50. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bong Joon-ho, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Nattering with Nah10.0
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Nattering with Nah

2023 · Series

Modern Korea10.0
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Modern Korea

2019 · Series

Where is my DVD?9.5
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Where is my DVD?

2013 · Movie

Your Song9.0
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Your Song

2019 · Series

Parasite8.5
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Parasite

2019 · Movie

Mother, Son and Murder: The Making of Mother8.5
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Mother, Son and Murder: The Making of Mother

2010 · Movie

You Quiz on the Block8.3
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You Quiz on the Block

2018 · Series

Memories of Murder8.1
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Memories of Murder

2003 · Movie

Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer8.0
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Tony Rayns, the Not-So-Distant Observer

2012 · Movie

Mother7.7
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Mother

2009 · Movie

Snowpiercer7.4
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Snowpiercer

2020 · Series

Okja7.3
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Okja

2017 · Movie

Searching for Bong7.0
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Searching for Bong

2015 · Movie

Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club6.9
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Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club

2023 · Movie

Mickey 176.8
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Mickey 17

2025 · Movie

Sea Fog6.9
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Sea Fog

2014 · Movie

Snowpiercer6.9
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Snowpiercer

2013 · Movie

The Host7.0
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The Host

2006 · Movie

Tokyo!6.9
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Tokyo!

2008 · Movie

Looking For Paradise7.0
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Looking For Paradise

1992 · Movie

Barking Dogs Never Bite6.8
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Barking Dogs Never Bite

2000 · Movie

Influenza6.7
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Influenza

2004 · Movie

The Clouzot Scandal6.5
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The Clouzot Scandal

2017 · Movie

3.11 A Sense of Home Films6.5
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3.11 A Sense of Home Films

2011 · Movie

The Oscars7.0
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The Oscars

1953 · Series

Incoherence6.3
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Incoherence

2025 · Movie

Crush and Blush6.3
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Crush and Blush

2008 · Movie

Doomsday Book6.2
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Doomsday Book

2012 · Movie

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert6.1
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Series

Memories6.0
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Memories

2018 · Movie

Antarctic Journal6.1
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Antarctic Journal

2005 · Movie

No Blood No Tears6.1
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No Blood No Tears

2002 · Movie

Can I Borrow a Light?6.0
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Can I Borrow a Light?

2009 · Movie

Kurosawa's Way5.8
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Kurosawa's Way

2011 · Movie

Phantom: The Submarine5.9
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Phantom: The Submarine

1999 · Movie

Motel Cactus5.9
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Motel Cactus

1997 · Movie

Ari Ari the Korean Cinema5.5
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Ari Ari the Korean Cinema

2012 · Movie

Sink & Rise5.3
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Sink & Rise

2004 · Movie

White Man5.4
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White Man

1994 · Movie

The Memories in My Frame5.3
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The Memories in My Frame

1994 · Movie

Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen5.0
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Snowpiercer: Transperceneige, From the Blank Page to the Black Screen

2014 · Movie

40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight5.0
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40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight

2008 · Movie

7 Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover4.5
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7 Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than a Lover

1996 · Movie

2001 Imagine3.7
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2001 Imagine

1994 · Movie

Jeonju Digital Project 20043.0
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Jeonju Digital Project 2004

2004 · Movie

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards1.5
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The Crunchyroll Anime Awards

2018 · Series

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
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Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

2026 · Movie

The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues
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The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues

2025 · Movie