The Perfect Host

The Perfect Host

2010 · 93 min · EN · R · 6.3 (377 votes)
Dir. Nicholas Tomnay · Starring David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford, Nathaniel Parker, Megahn Perry, Helen Reddy, Cooper Barnes · Music John Swihart

Dinner Parties Are A Dying Art.

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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.

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This film feels like a meticulously planned dinner party gone horribly wrong. It's a slow-burn descent into unease, where politeness masks a chilling undercurrent. Every interaction is laced with unspoken tension, making you question who the real predator is.

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