Host

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Host

2020

57m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Six friends accidentally invite the attention of a demonic presence during an online séance and begin noticing strange occurrences in their homes.

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Critics Consensus

Lean, suspenseful, and scary, Host uses its timely premise to deliver a nastily effective treat for horror enthusiasts.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

02/07/2021

3/4

An effective shocker for our quarantine times.

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Adam Nayman

Sight & Sound

02/07/2021

For what it is, it works.

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Philip De Semlyen

Time Out

12/05/2020

4/5

Until someone makes a film about a haunted sourdough starter, this ingenious horror movie will remain the zeitgeistiest thing to emerge from lockdown.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 18

4/10

Host brings literally nothing new to the table at all. Everything I saw during my watching of this movie is stolen whole cloth from another found footage movie of varying title.

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Jun 11

A number of lockdown horrors made an impact in the early 2020s, but this clever Zoom-based chiller makes smart use of what became a very familiar medium during that time.

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Rocco T. Thompson

Rue Morgue Magazine

07/03/2024

an of-our-moment frightener whose storyline takes a back seat to its penetrating undertone of disconnected anxiety, made all the more impactful by how authentically it captures our now daily ritual of grasping for each other across the digital void.

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Bethany S.

@RT78665920 2d

Really enjoyed it, jumping scares got me a few times. Definitely worth the watch.

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angelmarie0071 T

@RT65335963 3d

This film is a knock off of Unfriended (2014). I did not find it scary and I found the endless screaming to be annoying. It does not deserve to be considered a highly rated scary movie and it is very disappointing. I say skip it and watch Unfriended instead or heck, even Paranormal Activity. This is Netflix swill.

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Luke S.

@bronson_31 May 27

Just a truly bad movie.

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Jaidyn F.

@RT14794269 May 23

I really liked this movie

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R T

@RT68034831 May 23

As an avid horror fan since 6yrs, old Host really scared me! It doesn’t reinvent the online séance/found-footage horror formula, but it executes it so well that it feels fresh anyway. The pacing, tension, and inventive jump scares kept escalating, and it constantly found clever new visual angles to make familiar ideas feel genuinely frightening. I recommend it highly for any horror fanatic looking for a major high quality scare or where I loved it the most as a kid, at a sleepover!

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Max M

@Wookie95 May 17

Horrible Start builds up some tension but no real plot or resolution. Quite cheap ending too.

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Synopsis

Six friends accidentally invite the attention of a demonic presence during an online séance and begin noticing strange occurrences in their homes.

Director: Rob Savage
Screenwriter: Rob Savage, Gemma Hurley, Jed Shepherd
Production Co: Shadowbox Films Inc. , Boo-Urns
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 30, 2020
Runtime: 57m