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Colony

Colony

Action · Horror · Science Fiction · 2026

Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.

Movie details

Colony

“Survive the hive.”

2026 Action · Horror · Science Fiction 2h 3m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.9 / 10

Community rating

Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Colony?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Yeon Sang-ho

Written by

Yeon Sang-ho · Choi Gyu-seok

Gianna Jun

Gianna Jun

Kwon Se-jeong

Koo Kyo-hwan

Koo Kyo-hwan

Seo Young-cheol

Ji Chang-wook

Ji Chang-wook

Choi Hyun-seok

Kim Shin-rock

Kim Shin-rock

Choi Hyun-hee

Shin Hyun-been

Shin Hyun-been

Kong Seol-hee

Go Soo

Go Soo

Han Kyu-seong

Lee Jung-ok

Lee Jung-ok

Lee Bong-seok

Court is in session

Put Colony on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.