The Perfect Host


1h 34m 2010

Brief Synopsis

Warwick Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m. John Taylor is a career criminal. He's just robbed a bank and needs to get off the streets. He finds himself on Warwick's doorstep posing as a friend o

Film Details

Also Known As
Host, The, Perfect Host
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Thriller
Release Date
2010
Distribution Company
Magnolia Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Synopsis

Warwick Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m. John Taylor is a career criminal. He's just robbed a bank and needs to get off the streets. He finds himself on Warwick's doorstep posing as a friend of a friend, new to Los Angeles, who's been mugged and lost his luggage. As the wine flows and the evening progresses, we become deeply intertwined in the lives of these two men and discover just how deceiving appearances can be.

Film Details

Also Known As
Host, The, Perfect Host
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Thriller
Release Date
2010
Distribution Company
Magnolia Pictures

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States Summer July 1, 2011

Released in United States on Video August 30, 2011

Released in United States January 2010

Based on the short film "The Host" (Australia/2001) directed by Nick Tomnay.

Feature directorial debut for Nick Tomnay.

Limited Release in United States Summer July 1, 2011 (Los Angeles & New York City)

Released in United States on Video August 30, 2011

Released in United States January 2010 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Park City at Midnight) January 21-31, 2010.)