The Host

Desert landscape, a lone figure runs, distant hum of an alien ship. A young woman's body is taken over, yet her consciousness lingers, a strange coexistence forms. Niccol's sci-fi thriller is a rare action film with a strong female lead.

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Andrew Niccol directed The Host in 2013. See Andrew Niccol's full filmography, where to start with Andrew Niccol, or where to go after you've seen everything by Andrew Niccol.

The Host was released in 2013 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 126 minutes.