The Perfect Host

"Dinner parties are a dying art."

May 7 2011 R 1h 33m
Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Warwick Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m. John Taylor is a career criminal. He’s just robbed a bank and needs to get off the streets. He finds himself on Warwick’s doorstep posing as a friend of a friend, new to Los Angeles, who’s been mugged and lost his luggage.

Plot

Injured after committing a bank robbery, John Taylor is desperate to find a place to hide out and approaches the home of Warwick Wilson. John manages to get himself invited into the house by posing as a friend of a friend and spinning a sob story of lost luggage and a violent mugging. Inside, Warwick, a consummate host, is making the final preparations for an impeccable dinner party. He insists John stay for the party, but as the evening begins it becomes obvious Warwick may not be what he first appears.

Written by

Nicholas Tomnay, Krishna Jones

Directed by

Nicholas Tomnay

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Splendid Film

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins total

Scores
# of Votes
30,617
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
48
Popularity
NA