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The Host (2013)

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Choose to believe. Choose to fight. Choose to love.

A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Andrew Niccol
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    Melanie Stryder / Wanda Saoirse Ronan
  • Profile picture of Diane Kruger
    The Seeker / Lacey Diane Kruger
  • Profile picture of Max Irons
    Jared Howe Max Irons
  • Profile picture of Jake Abel
    Ian O'Shea Jake Abel
  • Profile picture of William Hurt
    Jeb Stryder William Hurt
  • Profile picture of Frances Fisher
    Maggie Stryder Frances Fisher
  • Profile picture of Chandler Canterbury
    Jamie Stryder Chandler Canterbury
  • Profile picture of Boyd Holbrook
    Kyle O'Shea Boyd Holbrook

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  • based on novel or book
  • mass murder
  • dystopia
  • genocide
  • alien invasion
  • duringcreditsstinger
  • interspecies romance
  • alien parasites
  • based on young adult novel