# The Perfect Host (2010)

> An injured bank robber's improvised refuge becomes a sinister dinner party where the perfect host may be the most dangerous criminal in the room.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/45918

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Comedy, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Nicholas Tomnay
- Cast: David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford, Nathaniel Parker, Megahn Perry, Helen Reddy, Cooper Barnes, Indira G. Wilson, Tyrees Allen
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1334553/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: sardonic, claustrophobic, unsettling, late night thriller viewing, double feature with dark comedies

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