Islands vs Parasite
Parasite has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.5/10 for Islands). Islands is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 13m. Parasite is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Islands
Parasite| Islands | Parasite | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h | 2h 13m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Comedy, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jan Ole Gerster | Bong Joon Ho |
| Main cast | Stacy Martin, Sam Riley, Jack Farthing, Fatima Adoum, Bruna Cusí | Lee Jung-eun, Kim Kyu-baek, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam, Choi Woo-shik |
Synopsis
Islands
Tom is the tennis coach at a luxurious island hotel, filling the time between lessons with alcohol and one-night stands. The arrival of the Maguire family pulls Tom out of his normal routine and he strikes up a relationship with Anne, her husband Dave, and their son Anton. Tom is unable to shake the feeling that he has met Anne before. This tension grows until one night, Dave goes missing and the investigation points to both Anne and Tom as…
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.
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