Hostel: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Hostel. Pick one to read it.

• Punished for SympathyRare · in 19 titlesTodd suffers this graphically. Quitting his job after disfiguring his victim with a buzzsaw costs him his life when dogs are sent after him.Read →
• Ripped from the Headlinesin 1,405 titlesSubverted, since it was rather based on a completely unsubstantiated internet rumor of Americans being snatched up and sold to torturous thrill-seekers in Central and Eastern Europe, but never has an…Read →
• Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!in 2,433 titlesHappens in all three movies.Read →
• Double Standardin 880 titlesThe Slovaks were pissed off enough with the film portraying their country as an ensemble of some of the most glaring and outdated East European clichés but they certainly didn't feel much better when…Read →
• Ambiguously Biin 1,097 titlesIt's implied that Josh is confused about his sexuality, judging by his reaction to the Dutch Businessman putting a hand on his thigh and their later conversation.Read →
• Crouching Moron, Hidden Badassin 1,070 titlesWe think the dork-looking guy at the beginning of the film is a future victim of Elite Hunting Club and the kinky couple are the traffickers.Read →