Hostile
A wounded survivor battles nocturnal mutants in a ruined future while memories of love complicate her fight to endure.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- bleak
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- late night horror viewing
- post apocalyptic double feature
What critics said
Critics generally found the film compelling for its survival-horror atmosphere and emotional ambition, while viewing its interwoven romance and apocalyptic storyline as unevenly balanced.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Juliette must contend with hunger, thirst, a broken leg, and nighttime creatures while isolated in the ruined post-apocalyptic landscape.
The stranded survivor's nighttime ordeal is interwoven with a love story involving Juliette and Jack.
The strange disturbing creatures only come out at nighttime, making darkness the film's central recurring threat.
Juliette is a lone survivor in an apocalyptic future, relying on limited supplies, a revolver, and a walkie talkie.
Films like Hostile, and why
The Night Eats the World
post apocalyptic survival horror with a vulnerable protagonist, nighttime monsters, and bleak isolation
The Girl with All the Gifts
female-centered post apocalyptic horror blending physical survival with intimate emotional stakes
Spring
romantic drama interwoven with speculative horror, emphasizing relationships amid threatening otherness
The Descent
claustrophobic creature horror focused on a stranded survivor and escalating nocturnal danger
Movie Details
- Director
- Mathieu Turi
- Release Date
- 2018-03-08
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (457)
Cast
- Brittany Ashworth
- Grégory Fitoussi
- Javier Botet
- Jay Benedict
- David Gasman
- Carl Garrison
- Richard Meiman
- Mohamed Aroussi
- Laura Lieblein Adam
- Aton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Hostile about?
- A wounded survivor battles nocturnal mutants in a ruined future while memories of love complicate her fight to endure.
- What is Hostile like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hostile as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Hostile violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Hostile as brutal.
- What did critics think of Hostile?
- Critics generally found the film compelling for its survival-horror atmosphere and emotional ambition, while viewing its interwoven romance and apocalyptic storyline as unevenly balanced.
- Which films are like Hostile?
- Films with a similar feel include The Night Eats the World, The Girl with All the Gifts, Spring, and The Descent.
- How long is Hostile?
- Hostile runs 82 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hostile?
- In United States, Hostile streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
