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Hosts

2020 · 89 min

A festive gathering turns into a claustrophobic, blood-soaked siege that leaves you tense and unsettled long after.

Directed by
Adam Leader, Richard Oakes
Genres
Horror
Starring
Neal Ward, Samantha Loxley, Frank Jakeman
Tagline
Make yourself at home.
Overview
On Christmas Eve, an innocent couple become hosts to a malicious entity. Throughout the night they terrorise a family of five in unimaginably violent and disturbing ways.

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Directed by
Adam Leader, Richard Oakes
Genres
Horror
Starring
Neal Ward, Samantha Loxley, Frank Jakeman
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • violence
    • family
    • survival
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror9
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension8
    Darkness9
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Adam Leader, Richard Oakes
    Written by
    Adam Leader
    Starring
    Neal Ward, Samantha Loxley, Frank Jakeman, Nadia Lamin, Lee Hunter, Jennifer K Preston, Buddy Skelton, Adam Leader
    Music
    Benjamin Symons
    Cinematography
    Richard Oakes
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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