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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
Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures

2013★ 6.0

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

Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be go...

#2
Prometheus

Prometheus

2012★ 6.6

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

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle...

#3
Upside Down

Upside Down

2012★ 6.3

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

In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lo...

#4
City of Ember

City of Ember

2008★ 6.3

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

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that i...

#5
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

2013★ 6.1

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

After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel and Gretel have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have becom...

#6
Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Host for fans of Action & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the firs...