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  • 2020
  • R
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2020
  • R
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 42 m

Summary Robert Atkinson and Vera Tribbe are two strangers with dark and disturbing secrets. When Robert flees London with a briefcase of stolen money, he seeks refuge in Amsterdam at Vera’s home. As they try to suppress their inner demons, a course of destruction emanates from their hidden secrets that can never be escaped.

Directed By: Andy Newbery

Written By: Finola Geraghty, Brendan Bishop, Laurence Lamers, Zachary Weckstein

  • 2020
  • R
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2020
  • R
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 42 m

The Host

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
32
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 43 User Ratings
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Summary Robert Atkinson and Vera Tribbe are two strangers with dark and disturbing secrets. When Robert flees London with a briefcase of stolen money, he seeks refuge in Amsterdam at Vera’s home. As they try to suppress their inner demons, a course of destruction emanates from their hidden secrets that can never be escaped.

Directed By: Andy Newbery

Written By: Finola Geraghty, Brendan Bishop, Laurence Lamers, Zachary Weckstein

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Jan 16, 2020
As hard as it is to grasp where the story intends to go, it’s just as easy to realize that it had no other choice but to fall into standard crime thriller tropes.
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Jan 16, 2020
Director Andy Newbery — working from a script credited to four writers — makes the story look classy but can’t find its beating heart.
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23% Negative
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40
Jan 16, 2020
Director Newbery proves ill-equipped to handle the convoluted narrative shifts of the screenplay co-written by Finola Geraghty, Brendan Bishop and Laurence Lamers. But to be fair, even Hitchcock would have thrown up his hands at the illogical plotting and over-the-top contrivances that make "North by Northwest" look like a documentary by comparison.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
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Jan 12, 2020
The first half of the story is far more intriguing than the second, and “The Host” goes almost wholly wrong from that magic moment AFTER we wonder, “Just what the Hell is going on here?”
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
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Jan 17, 2020
For a tale of mystery and intrigue, The Host provided neither.
By Monica Castillo FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Pearl Pictures Productions
Release Date Jan 17, 2020
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating R
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Website http://www.thehost.movie/
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Awards

Berlin International Art Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations

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