Netflix to remove Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite after January 31, 2026

Collider reports Netflix has listed Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite as leaving the platform after January 31, 2026; the film’s Netflix page gives January 31, 2026 as the last day to watch, meaning it will not be available starting February 1, 2026. Released in 2019, Parasite follows a poor family that infiltrates the home and life of a wealthy family and stars Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Jang Hye-jin, Park Myung-hoon, and Lee Jung-eun.

Often regarded as Bong's magnum opus, the South Korean thriller holds a Certified Fresh 99% on Rotten Tomatoes with a consensus saying Bong is "in near-total command of his craft" and that the film offers an "urgent, brilliantly layered look at timely social themes," and it has a Verified Hot 90% audience rating based on more than 5,000 ratings.

Parasite won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards, becoming the first non-English-language film to win that award, and also won Oscars for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film; it was the first South Korean film to receive any Academy Award recognition and grossed $258.1 million worldwide on an $11.4 million budget.

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