Review of Hostel (2006) by Nolan M — 02 May 2015

One of the greatest horror films of the 2000's.

This review of Hostel (2006) was written by Nolan M on 02 May 2015.

Hostel has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Hostel

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Dominic G (100) on 04 Feb 2018

Hostel is a quite disturbing horror film by the way the victims are tortured to death (drills, chainsaws, scalpels, etc.), the acting going…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Andrey B (847) on 09 Apr 2016

Really hard to watch but well crafted horror movie…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Zach T (240) on 01 Sep 2017

Gore porn without any semblance of substance really isn't my bag…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Allan C (2,173) on 22 Dec 2017

Unfairly dismissed as torture porn by many critics, this terrific horror film plays off audience expectations and takes them on a terrifying…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Parker F (61) on 17 Jun 2018

Gratuitous sex and unlikeable characters make Hostel a bore to watch…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Jamie C (1,664) on 28 Feb 2016

Being one of Eli Roth's most popular films, Hostel sounded like a passionate exercise in torture porn…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Silvestre S (85) on 29 Apr 2016

June 6th 2012 August 21st 2015 April 27th 2016…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Ata46801 (1) on 04 May 2021

Beyond disappointing. Made this account just to say so…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Connor D (275) on 07 Aug 2016

Just got around to viewing this eleven years after its debut, and I must say that I may not have enjoyed this movie as much as I could have…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Bill D (306) on 25 Aug 2017

Pretty cool horror movie built on an interesting concept, very violent and gory, but lacking in character building…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Saw II (2005)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 10 Dec 2005

In a fun house like this the elaborate tortures seem to leave behind the real world of pain and suffering for the realm of slapstick; they're…

Read Review

Review of Saw III (2006)

By Masonh (3) on 04 Feb 2007

This movie is just a whole bunch of people dying in rediculously painful ways with no way of escape…

Read Review

Review of Saw (2004)

By Kevinb. (15) on 20 Jul 2006

Uh...first of all...this isnt a horror film...its a snuff film...its not scarey, it just nasty...bad acting and stupid plot...as most snuff…

Read Review

Review of Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014)

By James D (1,507) on 30 Oct 2017

It was a disaster. The plot was a mess with horrible and annoying characters. A few of the kills were ok but that was it. Pass on this one…

Read Review

Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

By Anh H (260) on 05 Aug 2014

It was so bad. I'm bored to death. Gotta say the ceiling blood bath is creative, but random scare like that is not gonna work…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Hostel

2006

53%818 Reviews

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

2020

70%7 Reviews

The Bribe

1949

59%9 Reviews

2012

2009

53%1,038 Reviews

The Last Detail

1973

79%287 Reviews

The Doors

1991

71%673 Reviews

There Will Be Blood

2007

84%1,075 Reviews

Our Kind of Traitor

2016

58%195 Reviews

The Cobbler

2014

45%419 Reviews

Be Cool

2005

52%543 Reviews