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10 Best Movies Like The Host

If you loved The Host, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Mother

Mother

2009★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Host for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent....

#2
Barking Dogs Never Bite

Barking Dogs Never Bite

2000★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Host for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action....

#3
Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder

2003★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Host for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with confl...

#4
Open Water 2: Adrift

Open Water 2: Adrift

2006★ 5.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Host for fans of Horror & Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A weekend cruise on a luxurious party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends when they get stuck in the water many miles from shore and a happy reunion tu...

#5
Okja

Okja

2017★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Host for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja....

#6
Eye for an Eye

Eye for an Eye

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Host for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mario, an exemplary man, lives in a village on the Galician coast. In the old people’s home, where he works as a nurse, everyone appreciates him. When the best known narco in the a...