Poorly scripted and dramatically ineffective, The Host is mostly stale and tedious, with moments of unintentional hilarity.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Andrew Niccol -
Producer -
Nick Wechsler , Steve Schwartz , Paula Mae Schwartz , Stephenie Meyer -
Screenwriter -
Andrew Niccol -
Distributor -
Open Road -
Production Co -
Nick Wechsler , Fickle Fish , Chockstone Pictures -
Rating -
PG-13 (Violence|Some Sensuality) -
Genre -
Sci-Fi , Romance , Adventure , Action , Drama , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Mar 29, 2013, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 10, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$26.6M -
Runtime -
2h 5m
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