Hostel

R

Released Jan 6, 2006

1h 35m

Horror

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109 Reviews

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Best friends Josh (Derek Richardson) and Paxton (Jay Hernandez) decide to spend the summer after college graduation on an all-out backpacking trip across Europe. While stopping in Amsterdam to indulge their tastes for drugs and sex, they meet Oli (Eythor Gudjonsson), a like-minded traveler from Iceland. When the three bachelors set off to investigate enticing rumors of a Slovakian hostel in a city populated by lusty women, they find themselves drawn unwittingly into a deadly game.

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Critics Consensus

Featuring lots of guts and gore, Hostel is a wildly entertaining corpse-filled journey -- assuming one is entertained by corpses, guts, and gore, that is.

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Lloyd S

Good movie with lot of creepy gore scenes. Enjoyed watching it even if it was fast paced. Wish it was longer and withba more intriguing story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/19/24

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Doubleboy

Very solid, good movie. Unique and intriguing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Pedro G

Buena película, una cinta gore que no es mucho mas que eso. La película presenta una historia bastante simple y algo lenta en el principio, en la que tres mochileros se hospedan en Eslovaquia y terminan pasándola bastante mal. A mi se me hace algo aburrida la primera mitad de la película, ya que nos muestra al trio de protagonistas dando vueltas por la ciudad y acostándose con diversas chicas. Todo esto cambia a partir de la segunda mitad, donde ya podemos ver la parte gore de la historia, la cual es la mas entretenida a mi parecer y donde mas cosas pasan para que la trama al fin avance. Las escenas gore están bastante bien, aunque esperaba un poco mas en cuanto a la cantidad de escenas que hay. Además, los efectos prácticos no están nada mal y acompañan mucho en este tipo de escenas. Por otro lado, las actuaciones no son la gran cosa en general, solo destaco a Jay Hernández, Derek Richardson y Jan Vlasák. En conclusión, una cinta bastante simple que no presenta nada de otro mundo, solo una historia que en su primera mitad es algo sosa y en cuanto se puede poner un poco mejor no sorprende mucho, solo genera un poco de impacto con sus escenas gore pero nada mas. La recomiendo para pasar el rato.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Rosie E

I like it mainly because if the nostalgia and overall atmosphere of movies from this era

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/23

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Larry K

First 30 minutes were absolutely epic. Good murders as well

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/20/23

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B L

Slow to start but then you'll need a strong stomach. Super Entertaining!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/08/23

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Eli Roth

Director

Jay Hernandez

Paxton

Derek Richardson

Josh

Eythor Gudjonsson

Oli

Barbara Nedeljakova

Natalya

Jana Kaderabkova

Svetlana

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

Whether or not this kind of horror movie is your cup of tea, you have to at least admire Roth for the daring and creativity with which he illustrates that concept.

Dec 29, 2006

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

Hostel's merely unpleasant and more than a little dumb.

Rated: C

Nov 27, 2006

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Simon Crook

Empire Magazine

The first act's filler, otherwise it's a squirmer. Bring a bucket.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 2, 2006

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

This movie is rough all around. The gore was well done and was something different we hadn't seen before in a horror film.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 29, 2022

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

I did not enjoy watching this at all. The decisions the characters made were nonsensical. I couldn't recommend this less unless over the top gore with little substance is your thing.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 29, 2022

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

There's a darkly comedic edge to Hostel that works in the film's favor, but it's not quite as clever as it seems to think it is.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 29, 2020

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Synopsis

Best friends Josh (Derek Richardson) and Paxton (Jay Hernandez) decide to spend the summer after college graduation on an all-out backpacking trip across Europe. While stopping in Amsterdam to indulge their tastes for drugs and sex, they meet Oli (Eythor Gudjonsson), a like-minded traveler from Iceland. When the three bachelors set off to investigate enticing rumors of a Slovakian hostel in a city populated by lusty women, they find themselves drawn unwittingly into a deadly game.

Director: Eli Roth
Screenwriter: Eli Roth
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Hostel LLC, Raw Nerve, International Production Company
Rating: R (Drug Use|Brutal Torture and Violence|Language|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 6, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $47.3M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Dolby Digital, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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