Parasite vs Pools
Parasite has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 5.5/10 for Pools). Pools is the shorter watch at 1h 39m 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
Pools| Parasite | Pools | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 13m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Thriller | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Bong Joon Ho | Sam Hayes |
| Main cast | Lee Jung-eun, Kim Kyu-baek, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam, Choi Woo-shik | Michael Vlamis, Suzanne Cryer, Mason Gooding, Ariel Winter, Odessa A'zion |
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.
Pools
Kennedy has one day to get her shit together or get kicked out of school for good. Instead of buckling down, she rallies a ragtag crew for a midnight pool-hopping adventure through the lavish estates of her college town. But under the surface, Kennedy is searching for answers to the questions tearing her up inside in the wake of her father's death. As the secrets spill, this wild escape becomes a cathartic journey of self-discovery.