Hostel (2005 film)

Hostel is a 2005 horror film written and directed by Eli Roth. It stars Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eyþór Guðjónsson, and Barbara Nedeljáková. It was produced by Mike Fleiss, Roth, and Chris Briggs, and executive produced by Boaz Yakin, Scott Spiegel, and Quentin Tarantino. The film follows a group of American tourists, as they end up in Slovakia where they are eventually taken one-by-one by an organization that allows people to torture and kill others.

For other uses, see Hostel (disambiguation).

Hostel
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEli Roth
Written byEli Roth
Produced by
  • Mike Fleiss
  • Eli Roth
  • Chris Briggs
Starring
CinematographyMilan Chadima
Edited byGeorge Folsey Jr.
Music byNathan Barr
Production
companies
  • Next Entertainment
  • Raw Nerve
Distributed by
  • Lions Gate Films
    (United States)
  • Screen Gems
    (Worldwide; through Sony Pictures Releasing International)
  • Falcon
    (Czech Republic)
Release dates
  • September 17, 2005 (2005-09-17) (TIFF)
  • January 6, 2006 (2006-01-06) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Czech Republic
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4.8 million
Box office$82 million

Hostel was released theatrically in the United States by Lions Gate Films and Sony Pictures Releasing's Screen Gems on January 6, 2006, and in the Czech Republic by Falcon. The film received divisive reviews from critics, but grossed $82 million worldwide on a $4.8 million budget. It successfully launched a film series, and was followed by Hostel: Part II (2007) and Hostel: Part III (2011).

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