The Fox Family (2006): cast, story & where to watch
2006 · Film · ★ 5.7
Released in 2006, The Fox Family is a comedy, fantasy and music film directed by Lee Hyung-gon, running about 101 minutes.
What it’s about. The Kumiho family circus in town -- and with it, apparently, a mysterious murderer. The members of motherless family aren’t helping their case with their strange remarks about humans and their initial performances, cavalcades of dismemberment and torrents of blood which terrify the local kids. Pretty soon, a dour, downbeat cop is on the tail of the plucky, bumbling Kumihos. Or rather, tails -- “kumiho” is the word for the fox spirits of Korean mythology, and this clan from Nam Mountain near Seoul, temporarily disguised as people thanks to a magic spell, must eat human livers during a brief, once-in-a-millennium lunar eclipse to shed their foxy nature and assume permanent human form. When the sleazy reprobate on the run from mobsters stumbles into their eerie household, he soon finds himself a little too enthusiastically involved in their scheming after human flesh—and involved with the sexy elder-sister fox spirit as well!
Who’s in it. The Fox Family stars Joo Hyun as Father fox, Park Jun-gyu as Gi-dong, Ha Jung-woo as Son fox and Park Si-yeon as Older daughter fox, among others.
How it landed. With an audience score of 5.7/10, The Fox Family has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.
Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Midnight Pulp and ARROW and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Fox Family page.
If you liked it. Fans of The Fox Family tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch The Fox Family (2006)?
- In US, The Fox Family is available to stream on Midnight Pulp and ARROW, and rent or buy from Amazon Video. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Is The Fox Family worth watching?
- The Fox Family holds an audience score of 5.7 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy comedy, fantasy and music. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- Who stars in The Fox Family?
- The Fox Family stars Joo Hyun, Park Jun-gyu, Ha Jung-woo, Park Si-yeon and Ko Joo-yeon.
- When was The Fox Family released?
- The Fox Family was released in 2006, with a runtime of about 101 minutes.