Bong Joon Ho’s Favorite Movies: 47 Films the Director Wants You to See
Bong Joon Ho’s favorite-movies roundup maps the films and filmmakers that shaped his sensibility, mixing revered classics, international masterworks and contemporary provocations. The article collects titles Bong named in interviews, polls and retrospectives — from the domestic nightmare of [[The Housemaid]] and the social satire of [[Parasite]] to Hitchcock’s [[Psycho]], Scorsese’s [[Raging Bull]] and the urgency of [[Zodiac]] — and calls out directors he champions, including [[Kim Ki-young]], [[Shohei Imamura]], [[Alice Rohrwacher]] and [[Ari Aster]]. It highlights Bong’s participation in the [[Sight & Sound]] poll and festival retrospectives such as [[Cannes Film Festival]], notes his advocacy for subtitled cinema, and situates his role as both a filmmaker and an ambassador for world cinema while previewing his upcoming project [[Mickey 17]]. The list functions as a viewing guide for curious audiences worldwide.