What is the iRankMovies score for Host?

Name: Host
Director: Rob Savage
Genre: horror
Released: 2020
Duration: 56 min
Rating: 6.5

Host has an iRankMovies score of 71.2/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Host (2020)

Someone new has joined the meeting.

Release:2020

Runtime:56m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:Rob Savage

Language:English

Genre

Horror

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Keywords

QuarantineComputerIsolationEvil SpiritInternetPsychicInternet ChatMacabre

iRank71

Host rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.5/10· 45K votes

Rotten Tomatoes82%

Metacritic73%

TMDb6.571/10· 1K votes

With 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.5/10 on IMDb and 73/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Host

Six friends hire a medium to hold a séance via Zoom during lockdown — but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realise they might not survive the night.

Cast of Host

Haley Bishop
as Haley
Jemma Moore
as Jemma
Emma Louise Webb
as Emma
Radina Drandova
as Radina
Caroline Ward
as Caroline
Edward Linard
as Teddy
Seylan Baxter
as Seylan
Alan Emrys
as Alan
Jinny Lofthouse
as Jinny
James Swanton
as The Spirit
J
Jack Brydon
as Legs
P
Patrick Ward
as Caroline's Dad

Host facts

Budget: $100K
Box office: $443.8K

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026Methodology Data sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Found footage horror freshly reimagined through video call format during pandemic
•Clever use of screen space creates genuine tension and unsettling atmosphere
•Evil spirit mythology intersects cleverly with contemporary digital isolation anxiety

What the audience disliked

•Low IMDB rating suggests some found audiences unable to connect emotionally
•Technical gimmick occasionally overshadows character investment and meaningful scares