The Host

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The Host

PG-13

2013

2h 5m

Sci-Fi

Romance

Adventure

Action

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by taking over humans' bodies and erasing their minds, Melanie Stryder risks everything to protect the people she cares about most, proving that love can conquer all in a dangerous new world.

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Critics Consensus

Poorly scripted and dramatically ineffective, The Host is mostly stale and tedious, with moments of unintentional hilarity.

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Noah Berlatsky

The Atlantic

08/28/2019

The acting, as well as Andrew Niccol's writing and direction, are all awful; I can't in good conscience recommend that anyone see this film.

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

04/05/2013

2/5

Three bodies plus four minds is some fertile arithmetic, but The Host can't be bothered with the intellectual or kinky ramifications of its setup.

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

04/02/2013

The only reason I had any hope was the presence of Saoirse Ronan in the leading role...

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/12/2022

1.5/4

Fails to adequately explore either its characters or the specifics of its concept-driven world.

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

09/18/2021

D

Anyone who enjoys the shallow romance of the Twilight series will absolutely love this trash.

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Sarah Brinks

Battleship Pretension

03/17/2021

I did enjoy the film and despite its short comings in the story department I can recommend it to anyone who is willing to watch a film based on a book by the author of the Twilight Saga... you know who you are.

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Bobby E

@RT23212962 5d

I liked it . Take a look .

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Q T

@QReview Jun 18

An underrated film. Saoirse Ronan is great in it and the world they created was fun to see.

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Diana T

@RT55279733 May 26

Loved it! Don't listen to the ratings if you like fantasy.

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R. B.

@R1313R Apr 15

As a hard-core, sci-fi fan, at first, I thought this movie would be a typical cliché-type movie. I'm glad I kept watching it. Yes, it had some basic sci-fi clichés, but the way this movie was done, it had some really nice surprises in it. The reasonings of the characters was pretty interesting, even if a bit naiive, and some of the things they did was blatently careless, but I enjoyed watching them nontheless. I especially enjoyed how the morality play was answered. Not a bad watch, at least I didn't feel I needed to play with my phone. Definitely kept my ADHD self invested. 7/10

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I F

@IFtru Mar 3

I would never have watched this if I had known the tomatoes rating. I’m glad I didn’t know though because it was a good watch! It was a different kind of sci-fi and was well worth my time. Very enjoyable.

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Gerald H

@RT00885100 Feb 9

Nothing against stories for twelve-year-olds. But when silly, pathetic stories for twelve-year-olds start taking over books and movies, at some point it’s enough. Great cast, though. Sad to see poor Saoirse in this crap, my favorite actress.

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Synopsis

When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by taking over humans' bodies and erasing their minds, Melanie Stryder risks everything to protect the people she cares about most, proving that love can conquer all in a dangerous new world.

Director: Andrew Niccol
Producer: Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz, Stephenie Meyer
Screenwriter: Andrew Niccol
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Nick Wechsler, Fickle Fish, Chockstone Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Violence|Some Sensuality)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance, Adventure, Action, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 29, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.6M
Runtime: 2h 5m