A poor family's grift of the wealthy Parks escalates into a darkly comic and bleakly suspenseful class struggle.
Bleak, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Paramount+ and Kanopy (free).
It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence.
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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.
No. Brace yourself.
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