Parasite by Bong Joon-ho
Shares rank 19 of 24 films by recommenders
People call Parasite excellent, and say its themes overlap with other films.
People call Parasite excellent, and say its themes overlap with other films.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Called excellent by viewers
“Parasite was excellent, and even has some of the same themes if you squint hard enough.”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “Roger Ebert Reviews "The Shawshank Redemption"” Themes overlap with other films
“Parasite was excellent, and even has some of the same themes if you squint hard enough.”
Comment from 8 Feb 2026 in “Roger Ebert Reviews "The Shawshank Redemption"”
Other films people recommend
The four most recommended other films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan | 50 | 37 | 57% | 7 | — | — |
| Perfect Days (2023 film) | 19 | 1 | 95% | 9 | — | Approved |
| The Secret Agent (2025 film) | 18 | 9 | 67% | 2 | — | — |
| One Battle After Another | 17 | 14 | 55% | 5 | — | — |
| Parasite by Bong Joon-hoThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Why watch Parasite when you could watch a Happy Gilmore sequel?”
“Parasite was excellent, and even has some of the same themes if you squint hard enough.”
“We can find plenty of films that are works of art after the 90s.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.