Parasite vs Phantoms of July
Parasite has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.9/10 for Phantoms of July). Phantoms of July is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 13m. Parasite is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Parasite
Phantoms of July| Parasite | Phantoms of July | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 13m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Thriller | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Bong Joon Ho | Julian Radlmaier |
| Main cast | Lee Jung-eun, Kim Kyu-baek, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam, Choi Woo-shik | Andreas Döhler, Valerie Koch, Henriette Confurius, Paula Schindler, Ghazal Shojaei |
Synopsis
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.
Phantoms of July
Ursula and Neda, an East German waitress with a broken heart and an Iranian YouTuber with a broken arm, both feel trapped and lonely in their precarious lives. One summer evening, Ursula falls for a mysterious musician from the city, while Neda is convinced that she recognized an old friend from Tehran in an equally enigmatic street sweeper. The winding paths of chance draw the two women together on an unexpected ghost hunt in the mountains...
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