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The Perfect Host
MEANRANK
61/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 44, highest is AlloCiné on 72. Critics average 46, everyone else 66.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A criminal named John Taylor, on the run after a bank robbery, cons his way into the elegant home of Warwick Wilson, a sophisticated and eccentric man preparing for a dinner party. Warwick welcomes him, but as the evening progresses, it becomes clear that the host is not what he seems. The polite dinner party takes a series of bizarre and dark turns, and John realizes he may have chosen the worst possible refuge, becoming the guest of honor in a terrifying game.
Details
- Director
- Nicholas Tomnay
- Writer
- Nicholas Tomnay
- Studio
- Splendid Film
- Released
- 1 July 2010
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $500.0K
- Box office
- $453.7K
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