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A police chief, a policewoman and a group of hunters try to track down and kill a mysterious creature that's laying waste to a Korean village.

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An unhinged sci-fi epic that boasts awe-inspiring production design and amusingly quaint visual effects, Na Hong-jin's Hope gets the adrenaline pumping whenever it focuses on the unraveling of its hapless human heroes.

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Jesse Hassenger

AV Club

2 days ago

B

Hope is the kind of movie that encourages talking around, in part that’s because it’s surprising, strange, and entertaining enough to make spoiler avoidance unusually worthwhile. That’s also not the whole story.

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David Sims

The Atlantic

2 days ago

The director’s skill with action filmmaking and the highs of the tensest set pieces should have been enough to excite me for a sequel... But after throwing some thrilling opening haymakers, Hope doesn’t offer enough to really encourage me back.

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Nadira Goffe

Slate

3 days ago

Hope may not be perfectly even throughout, but it is unbelievable—in the best sense—that these kinds of deeply foolish moments can still happen on big screens today.

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Jon Winkler

InBetweenDrafts

38 min ago

5/10

Though not one of the worst of the year by any stretch, Hope may be the most frustrating movie of 2026.

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Alexa Margorian

Exclaim!

19 hrs ago

5/10

The film amounts to little more than one well-designed chase scene after another, which leaves us begging for a new trick — although tricks, too, are bound to lose their magic without grounding them in reality.

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Trevor Leavell

Pop Culture Leftovers

1 day ago

Hope is a movie that keeps getting bigger and bigger. Unlike Na Hong-jin's last film, this is a pedal-to-the-metal blockbuster, as opposed to his creeping horror masterpiece, The Wailing.

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Jonathan

7 hrs ago

It was a very good movie I wasnt expecting it to be as good as it was, its a bit long but kept me intrigued although they did drag the beginning a little bit but overall a good movie. I would definitely recommend. Cant wait for the next one to come out.

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Jeffrey C

9 hrs ago

WHAT THE HELL DID I WATCH????????????

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Steven W

10 hrs ago

loved every minute of it. crazy this movie is ⅛ the budget of a marvel movie. the first hour I'd argue is more impressive than any marvel movie. saying this movie has a slow start is bafflingly. insane movie.

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Babatunde

15 hrs ago

By far the worse movie I’ve seen all year. Little to no connection throughout the movie of characters or story. Could not pay me to see this again.

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G R

21 hrs ago

I didn't get to watch the movie and fandango refused to refund me

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Charles

22 hrs ago

absolutely awesome movie. fun and keeps you guessing with tons of great adrenaline chase scenes

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Synopsis

A police chief, a policewoman and a group of hunters try to track down and kill a mysterious creature that's laying waste to a Korean village.

Director: Na Hong-jin
Producer: Kim Saemi, Son Seung-hyeon
Screenwriter: Na Hong-jin
Distributor: NEON
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2026, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.9M
Runtime: 2h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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