Modern classic thriller Parasite has become available to stream for free in the UK. The 2019 South Korean movie from director Bong Joon Ho focuses on a poor family who infiltrate the lives of a rich household.
Viewers in the UK wanting to catch the film can now do so via ITVX, where it is streaming free of charge (though with ads).
Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam and Jang Hye-jin, Parasite follows the financially struggling Kims, who come up with a scheme to get jobs with the wealthy Parks – the latter unaware that they are all one family. However, events take a twisted and shocking turn.
The movie sits at a near-perfect 99% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes, with Time Out calling it a "dazzling work" that is "surprising and fully gripping from beginning to end, full of big bangs and small wonders".
Empire further labelled it "a miracle of a film" and "a riotous social satire that’s as gloriously entertaining as it is deeply sardonic", while Detroit News suggested it was "a fitting movie for our times".
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"[Bong]'s work is as playful as it is sincere and revelatory," added The Independent. "He’ll make you feel at home, and then rip the rug out from under you."
"Very few movies in recent years have left you unsure what's going to happen next, but even when you do know, it's still a compelling watch," Digital Spy wrote in our five-star review. "Quite simply, Parasite is a masterpiece."
Parasite was named the best film of the 21st century by the New York Times, beating the likes of Mulholland Drive, There Will Be Blood, In the Mood for Love and Moonlight.
It also made history at the 2020 Oscars where it became the first non-English language film to win the Best Picture award, also winning in the Best Director, Original Screenplay and International Feature Film categories.
Parasite is streaming now via ITVX.
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