The Host

Movie

2013

2h 5m

PG-13

English

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

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A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.

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The Host

PG-13

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2013

2h 5m

English

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

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Cast

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Saoirse Ronan

Melanie Stryder / Wanda

The Seeker / Lacey

Jared Howe

Ian O'Shea

Jeb Stryder

Maggie Stryder

Jamie Stryder

Kyle O'Shea

Seeker Reed

Seeker Burns

Soul Fleur

Trevor Stryder

Wanda

Soul Anshu

Brent Wendell Williams

Soul Winters

Soul Lake

Soul Nafisa

Seeker Song

Seeker Sands

Seeker Wolfe

Seeker Waverley

Healer Fords

Soul Raines

Seeker Pavo

Brandt

Directed By: Andrew Niccol

Written By: Andrew Niccol (Screenplay), Stephenie Meyer (Novel)

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FinFan says...

10 years ago

SciFi doesn´t always have to be epic battles, space ships and ray guns. In fact, Science Fiction is often better when it has a meaning. I´m not saying this is an epic piece of filmmaking but it´s hardly a wash-up or waste of time. I think it´s an ok movie that actually could even been better had they focused more on the conflicts of the characters.

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Pdr-deleted-1558552752 says...

11 years ago

i would never imagine being so bored with a sci fi movie only after 30m. The plot is shallow, the characters are just empty. I should have known when i read somewhere "from the creators of new moon"...

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Bulma PunkRocker says...

9 years ago

I'm not by any means a fan of Stephenie Meyer's work, but I did enjoy her book "The Host". I know that film adaptations often aren't as good as the original source (even great films like "A Clockwork Orange", "Trainspotting" or "The Lord of The Rings"), but this one in particular, as a person who liked the book, turned out as a very disappointing movie.

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PatriciaBR says...

11 years ago

I was willing to overlook so many of the horrible things they did in this movie. Like the way they handled the Wanda/Melanie situation, or the relationships between, well, any of the characters. Or the characters they wrote out. Or the seeker. But then came the final ten minutes, and they just.. HOW COULD YOU? I didn't even like the book that much, but to screw it up this much? Wow. Definitely recommend as a drinking game movie, though.

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