# Parasite by Bong Joon-ho

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/parasite/

5 people recommended Parasite by Bong Joon-ho in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 5 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People call Parasite excellent, and say its themes overlap with other films.

Summary written by Claude from 3 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Called excellent by viewers (1 comment in the sample): "Parasite was excellent, and even has some of the same themes if you squint hard enough." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46935425))

## Other films people recommend

- [The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan](https://hackerapproved.com/p/odyssey/): 30 recommend, 19 mixed, 28 criticize
- [Perfect Days (2023 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/perfect-days/): 15 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize
- [One Battle After Another](https://hackerapproved.com/p/one-battle-after-another/): 11 recommend, 6 mixed, 12 criticize
- [The Secret Agent (2025 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/secret-agent/): 10 recommend, 7 mixed, 8 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Parasite by Bong Joon-ho", https://hackerapproved.com/p/parasite/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.