What is Hostel about?
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
Hostel (2006)
Three backpackers find their hedonistic expectations met with chilling, bleak, and ultimately tragic consequences.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Peacock, AMC+, Hoopla (free) and Plex (free).
Hostel parents guide
For an R, this one goes further: strong sex and nudity, and extreme gore. Beyond that, intense fear and several jump scares.
- Scare
- Terrifying
- Our top level for fear.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Extreme gore
- Our top level for gore.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Strong
- Strong means explicit or repeated sex, extended nudity, or sexual assault shown on screen, attempted or completed, even partly off screen. Any one of these is enough.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Three questions
- Is Hostel scary?
- Yes. Hostel is one of the scariest titles in the CouchRot catalog.
- How gory is Hostel?
- Extreme gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is Hostel rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated R, and it earns it: intense fear, several jump scares, and strong sex and nudity. Not one for kids.
Cast and crew
Directed byEli Roth
StarringJay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson, Barbara Nedeljakova, Jana Kaderabkova, Jennifer Lim
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