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Beyond Parasite: How to stream the early movies of Oscar winner Bong Joon-ho

Okja and Snowpiercer are on Netflix, and you can rent or buy his earlier films.

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Bong Joon-ho may be new to American audiences, but the South Korean filmmaker has been making movies for more than two decades. Parasite became the first foreign-language film in Oscars history to win best picture, and Bong also took home the best director award along with two other statues for best international feature film and original screenplay. 

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If you loved Parasite, there are many more Bong Joon-ho films you can stream from home. The two previous films he wrote and directed -- Okja and Snowpiercer -- are available to stream on Netflix , while others are available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple's TV app (aka iTunes), Vudu, YouTube Movies and other streaming services. 

Starting with Parasite (in case you haven't seen it yet) and going in reverse chronological order, here are the films of Bong Joon-ho you can watch at home.

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Parasite (2019)

Rent or buy: Amazon, Apple, FandangoNow, Google Play, Vudu, YouTube


Okja (2017)

Stream on Netflix


Snowpiercer (2013)

Stream on Netflix


Mother (2009)

Rent or buy: Amazon, Apple, FandangoNow, Vudu, YouTube


Tokyo! (2008)

(Bong Joon-ho directed one segment of this 3-part movie set in Japan's capital city.)
Stream on Amazon Prime Video


The Host (2006)

Rent or buy: Amazon, Apple, FandangoNow, Google Play, Vudu, YouTube


Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)

Rent or buy: Amazon, Apple, FandangoNow, Vudu

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