Science Fiction, Mystery, Action  •  2026  •  157 min  •  Adults (18+)

Hope (2026)

Hope poster

Hope (2026)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

Hope is a South Korean sci-fi thriller from director Na Hong-jin, set in a remote village near the DMZ where a police chief and his team confront a mysterious creature. The premise echoes Korean genre classics like The Host, blending rural community tension with escalating dread. The Neutral label fits because the film's signals largely cancel out. Family and community bonds are stressed by crisis without endorsing any particular social vision. No political framing, identity themes, or religious content surface in available signals. The story stays focused on genre mechanics and local texture. With a 157-minute runtime and an R rating, this is a serious creature feature, not a message movie.


Starring Cast

Hwang Jung-min  •   Zo In-sung  •   Hoyeon

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Low

Hope frames its story as a high-octane alien invasion thriller that pits a remote South Korean village against an otherworldly menace, emphasizing local textures and community response without advancing any ideological agenda.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Low

Hope centers on a Korean police chief and his team defending a remote village from an alien invasion, with a diverse international supporting cast that aligns with the story's global scope rather than any recasting agenda.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium

Hope depicts a rural Korean village where longstanding family ties and community bonds face strain amid an unfolding crisis, highlighting the tension between tradition and survival instincts without endorsing or challenging specific family structures.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Low

Hope contains no LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its story follows a rural police investigation into a mysterious creature, with all attention on genre thrills and community tension rather than identity or relationships.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low

Hope (2026) features no transgender characters or themes. The narrative follows police and hunters confronting a mysterious creature in a remote village, with no gender identity elements present in the story or cast descriptions.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: Medium

Female characters engage in action sequences involving firearms, vehicle chases, and ranged attacks against extraterrestrial threats. No scenes depict them achieving victory through close-quarters physical combat or melee engagements against male opponents.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Low

Hope presents an original story centered on a village police chief, his rookie deputy, and a local tracker confronting a mysterious creature near the DMZ, with all named characters portrayed in line with their established genders and no adaptations from prior source material.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low

Hope (2026) is an original story set in a South Korean village near the DMZ. All named characters are new creations with no prior canonical racial depictions in source material, earlier films, or historical records. The cast matches the setting without any recasting of established figures.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Low

Not depicted.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.9
The Movie Database logo
8.2

Critic Ratings

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7.2
Metacritic logo
6.8

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