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The Wailing (2016)

NR ★ 7.4/10 156 min Horror, Mystery South Korea, United States Korean
Director: Na Hong-jin
Writer: Na Hong-jin
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Description

A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

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Top Cast

Kwak Do-won
Kwak Do-won Jong-goo
Hwang Jung-min
Hwang Jung-min Il-gwang
Chun Woo-hee
Chun Woo-hee Moo-myeong
Jun Kunimura
Jun Kunimura The Stranger
Kim Hwan-hee
Kim Hwan-hee Hyo-jin
Heo Jin
Heo Jin Mother-in-Law
Jang So-yeon
Jang So-yeon Jong-goo's Wife
Kim Do-yoon
Kim Do-yoon Yang Yi-sam

The Wailing Appears on 9 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

BFI The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
British Film Institute #31
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #1860

Critic Curated

Collider's 100 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Collider #65
Slashfilms The 100 Best Horror Movies Of
SlashFilm #35
The Ringer 21St Century Bad Vibes
The Ringer #01

Filmmaker Curation

Mike’s Likes: Favorite Horror Movies
Letterboxd #54

Genre Curation

Folk Horror A List By Glen Weldon Co Host
Genre Curation #42

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxds Top 250 Horror Films
Letterboxd #52
The 2010s Top 250 Narrative Features
Letterboxd #175

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