Hostel

2006 UR 1h 34m DVD

Hostel

2006 UR 1h 34m DVD
  • Overview
  • Details
Three vacationing students backpack to a village in Slovakia looking for a hostel rumored to be brimming with wanton women, only to find themselves the objects of unimaginable torture in a house of twisted horrors.
Cast
Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson, Barbara Nedeljakova, Jan Vlasak, Jana Kaderabkova, Jennifer Lim, Keiko Seiko, Lubomir Bukovy, Jana Havlickova, Rick Hoffman, Petr Janis
Director
Eli Roth
Format
DVD
Screen
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Subtitles
English, French
CC
Yes
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Rating
UR -
age 17+
Common Sense rating Not for kids
age 17+

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that this film is absolutely not for kids. The premise and primary "plot" is torture, specifically, the torture of young travelers by wealthy adults who pay thousands of dollars for the experience. These images are graphic and bloody (severed limbs, penetrated genitals, sliced Achilles tendon, gouged eye, with weapons including scissors, chainsaws, knives, hammers, drills, clippers, guns, cars, and chairs). One character throws herself in front of a train when she sees her disfigurement following torture. These violent scenes are preceded by a sojourn in Amsterdam, featuring girls' breasts and one frontal nudity shot. Characters engage in boisterous sex and a man makes a homosexual pass at an unwilling young man. Characters smoke, drink, and do multiple sorts of drugs. Characters use frequent foul language (over 100 f-words, derogatory terms like "faggot" and, in this context, "gay," slang for genitals, "damn," "hell").

Sexual Content

Blatant female nudity (including one brief full frontal shot), sexual activity, incessant sexual slang and derogatory language.

Violence

Gruesome, ongoing violence, in the form of torture and vengeful resistance to same (instruments include chainsaws, guns, knives, scissors, clippers, drills, hammers, pincers, and cars).

Language

Over 100 uses of the f-word in various forms, plus slang for genitals and sexual behaviors, plus assorted uses of "damn," "Jesus," and "hell."

Social Behavior

Rich people pay money to torture young tourists.

Consumerism

Bars advertise brands of beer.

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Characters smoke, drink to drunkenness, and do multiple drugs.

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

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