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Hostel

  • 2005
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
185K
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POPULARITY
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Hostel (2005)
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Horror

Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.Three backpackers head to a Slovak city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.

  • Director
    • Eli Roth
  • Writer
    • Eli Roth
  • Stars
    • Jay Hernandez
    • Derek Richardson
    • Eythor Gudjonsson
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    185K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,035
    164
    • Director
      • Eli Roth
    • Writer
      • Eli Roth
    • Stars
      • Jay Hernandez
      • Derek Richardson
      • Eythor Gudjonsson
    • 1.6KUser reviews
    • 135Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 14 nominations

    Videos6

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    Photos190

    The Bubble Gum Gang.
    The German Surgeon.
    The Ram Man.
    Josh.
    The Factory.
    Enjoy your stay.
    Paxton.
    Miike.
    Kana.
    The Butcher.
    The guys check in. (L-R Derek Richardson, Jay Hernandez, Eythor Gudjonsson.)
    The Surgeon approaches.

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    Jay Hernandez
    Jay Hernandez
    • Paxton
    Derek Richardson
    Derek Richardson
    • Josh
    Eythor Gudjonsson
    Eythor Gudjonsson
    • Oli
    Barbara Nedeljakova
    Barbara Nedeljakova
    • Natalya
    Jan Vlasák
    Jan Vlasák
    • The Dutch Businessman
    Jana Kaderabkova
    Jana Kaderabkova
    • Svetlana
    Jennifer Lim
    Jennifer Lim
    • Kana
    Keiko Seiko
    Keiko Seiko
    • Yuki
    Lubomír Bukový
    • Alex
    • (as Lubomir Bukovy)
    Jana Havlickova
    • Vala
    Rick Hoffman
    Rick Hoffman
    • The American Client
    Petr Janis
    Petr Janis
    • The German Surgeon
    Takashi Miike
    Takashi Miike
    • Miike Takashi
    Patrik Zigo
    Patrik Zigo
    • Bubble Gum Gang Leader
    • (as Zigo Patrik)
    Milda Jedi Havlas
    • Desk Clerk Jedi
    Martin Kubacák
    Martin Kubacák
    • The Scarred Cab Driver
    Miroslav Táborský
    Miroslav Táborský
    • The Friendly Police Officer
    Paula Wild
    • Monique
    • Director
      • Eli Roth
    • Writer
      • Eli Roth
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Eli Roth hired real street kids to play the Bubblegum Gang.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 1 min) When Paxton is handcuffed to the chair and his torturer grabs the three-pronged metal pole, Paxton is shown with bloody hole marks on his shirt. Then it shows the guy holding the rod, then hitting Paxton twice, then the shot goes back to Paxton and the bloody holes are there. The holes were added and filmed before the torturer hit him.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Natalya: [after all the credits have rolled] I get a lot of money for you, and that makes you MY bitch.

    • Crazy credits
      At the very end of the credits, the character of Natalya is heard to say, "I get a lot of money for you... and that make you my bitch". This is a piece of audio lifted from an earlier scene in the film.
    • Alternate versions
      The unrated DVD contains three additions that weren't in the theatrical version:
      • 1. A close-up of the German Surgeon's severed leg after it's cut off by the chainsaw.
      • 2. A slightly extended take of Kana's eye being cut off and the subsequent pus.
      • 3. A close-up of the train crushing Kana's head during her suicide.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist? (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      The Surgeon
      Written by Eli Roth

    User reviews1.6K

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    Deeply unpleasant on one level; thrilling on another – it works for what it sets out to do but is a very basic and cynical affair that will put many off
    Hostel was one of those films described as "torture porn" and, with my low tolerance for gore, I decided to give it a miss at the cinemas and dismiss it if anyone brought it up. However as it came on TV a month or so ago I decided that maybe I was being unfair by not giving it a try. It did sit on my HDD for a month though as somehow I never was in the mood until I forced myself to watch it. It does what you expect it to do and there should be no surprise that it is very gory throughout. What surprised me was how gripped I was by it as I squirmed in my seat and had the emotional "flight" response while sitting there. In that sense the film works because for all but the most hardened viewer it will have you feeling ill and get your heart beating. However while it did achieve this, it did it by simply going direct for being as sadistic and graphic as it possibly could.

    In a way there is a "build-up" to the main gory bits but this is less of a decision so much as a necessary evil of having any sort of story. The first thirty minute or so are essentially the guys getting honey-trapped into this Eastern-European world of heartless torture and then from there we have gore for varying reasons (and here the makers give us nudity to prevent the male target audience getting bored). You never really care about the characters or the story because the tension is not about "what is happening next" as it is about the act you are watching. It is a cynical horror movie in this way as it has a very simple atmosphere and a very simple target or gore. While you are watching it the sheer cruel horror of it might stop you thinking but ultimately it is a soulless affair that reminds me of the viral "2 girls 1 cup" video. You see both are the type of thing you want to watch but also don't want to see, both also are entirely about seeing horrible things from the remote safety of your home and of course both generally get a "hands over eyes, open-mouth but yet unable to look away" response from viewers. This is all Hostel is going for and this is why I have real reservations recommending it because as a "film" it is pretty poor.

    Those that love gore will love it though because in this area it excels. The effects are horrifically realistic and are delivered in clear, cruel shots. The actors do a great job of convincing in their pain, horror and fear and this is part of the gore voyeur aspect of the film. As characters though they are poor and can do nothing with the script other than be young and geeky/sexy/beefy/stoned* (delete as appropriate). Hoffman's portrayal of power is the only exception because, while a bit whacked out, he perfectly captures the sheer indifference to live that real evil has. Roth's direction doesn't show much in the way of subtlety but he knows what his audience want and how to give it to them. The lack of anything beyond this in his delivery or script can be easily seen in the way that the film doesn't even try to do something with the fact that we are getting entertainment from watching people torture/kill others for their entertainment. Normally in this sort of thing there would at least be some reference to this conflict but here Roth is part of his audience and sees nothing wrong at all with what he is doing – which is a problem for me, not that he needs to be "ashamed" but just that a film should not just be a load of filmed gore with no heart or reason to care.

    Hostel is a gory horror movie that is entirely about being repulsed and thrilled by the graphic and sadistic acts portrayed with excellent special effects. Those looking for this will be pleased with it but the majority will be turned off. For some it will simply be too gory to watch and they will get no pleasure from witnessing hell on earth – I totally understand where they are coming from. However the majority of viewers will not be those that struggle with gore but just object to the cynical way that it is put on the screen without any real attempt at using it as part of the film or story – no, here the gore is the all and there is nothing else to watch it for. This factor alone makes me stronger in my decision to ignore this genre for what it is because being good at what you do doesn't mean that it is right for you to do it in the first place.
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    • Nov 18, 2008

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 6, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Czech Republic
    • Languages
      • English
      • Czech
      • German
      • Dutch
      • Slovak
      • Japanese
      • Icelandic
      • Russian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Lò Mổ
    • Filming locations
      • Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
    • Production companies
      • Next Entertainment
      • Raw Nerve
      • International Production Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $47,326,473
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,556,099
      • Jan 8, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $81,979,826
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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