The Host fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Tense and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
The Host is tense, thrilling, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and mystery. It leaves some questions open.
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Host is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 47/100 (IMDb 4.8, Rotten Tomatoes 20%, and Metacritic 32). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, drug use, and sexual content.
1 h 42 min
The Host runs 1 h 42 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Host higher (71) than critics (26). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English, with some Dutch. Produced in Netherlands.
+22GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Host in 36 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 118 storytelling tropes for The Host, including Brick Joke, Non-Malicious Monster, No Name Given.
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