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.

• Released: 2013-03-22
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
• Runtime: 2h 6m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 4,133 votes

Directed by Andrew Niccol.

Top cast

• Saoirse Ronan as Melanie Stryder / Wanda
• Diane Kruger as The Seeker / Lacey
• Max Irons as Jared Howe
• Jake Abel as Ian O'Shea
• William Hurt as Jeb Stryder
• Frances Fisher as Maggie Stryder
• Chandler Canterbury as Jamie Stryder
• Boyd Holbrook as Kyle O'Shea
• Stephen Rider as Seeker Reed
• Alex Russell as Seeker Burns

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Host

• United States: stream on Philo, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on The CW, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Crave; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video

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