Boy vs Parasite
Parasite has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.3/10 for Boy). Boy is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 13m. Boy is the older of the two (2010 against 2019). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Boy
Parasite| Boy | Parasite | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 2h 13m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Taika Waititi | Bong Joon Ho |
| Main cast | Rachel House, Taika Waititi, Cohen Holloway, James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu | Lee Jung-eun, Kim Kyu-baek, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam, Choi Woo-shik |
Synopsis
Boy
Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
Parasite
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.