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Writer (WGA):
Eli Roth (written by)
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Release Date:
6 January 2006 (USA) See more »
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Tagline:
Welcome To Your Worst Nightmare See more »
Plot:
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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4 wins & 5 nominations See more »
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(428 articles)
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Physiological Scares See more (1489 total) »


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Rated R for brutal scenes of torture and violence, strong sexual content, language and drug use.
Runtime:
94 min | Philippines:93 min (cut)
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | UK:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Germany:18 (nf) | Australia:R | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Sweden:15 | Mexico:D | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Brazil:18 | South Africa:16 | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Belgium:KNT | Hungary:18 | Finland:K-18 | South Korea:18 (re-rating) (cut) | South Korea:Limited (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #42205) | Italy:VM14 | Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK) (extended version) | France:-16 (with warning) | Norway:18 (self applied) (with warning) | Malaysia:18SG (unrated DVD version) | Malaysia:(Banned) (theatrical) | Hong Kong:III | Japan:R-18 | Italy:VM18 (re-rating) | Taiwan:R-18
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Trivia:
In the German dub, the German torturer is Spanish, and Paxton speaks Spanish instead of German to him.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When to torturer get he's leg cut off by the chainsaw and he's trying to crawl back to the chainsaw, right when the victim is about to shoot the torturer you can see that he's already sitting up the second he gets shot.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Paxton:Amsterdam, motherfucker!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV)See more »
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Pravda VitaziSee more »

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What does the non-English dialogue mean?
How did Paxton know that the Dutch Businessman was part of Elite Hunting?
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14 out of 21 people found the following review useful.
Physiological Scares, 15 October 2007
Author: stiff5 from United States

Recently I picked up Hostel at my local movie store and decided to give it a try. I finished watching it and had very mixed feelings. First off, this film is not nearly as gory and disgusting as advertised. It is although, very graphic, and NOT for the squeamish, I just expected more out of it. The pop-up scares aren't effective and the first half of the movie is all soft-core porn. So what makes this movie a decent horror movie? The physiological scares. That is what got to me. The overwhelming feeling of being tied and up and tortured to death. Having no escape. For that was very effective and stomach curdling. The sex and nudity was all not needed, but for people looking for that kind of stuff, it's all here. The acting was pretty good. No bad performances. Hostel is a kind of movie where you'll either love it or hate it. But overall, an OK horror film. Not my favorite, but not terrible.

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