Synopsis
“The truth will hit you.”
A hostel is a student's second home, but what happens when this safe place turns into a torture house? A gripping thriller, depicting the effects of ragging.
Drama + Action in Other Asia
38 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Hostel itself).
The 2010–2012 Other Asia Window
In the crowded 2010-2012 Other Asia release window, Hostel sits at #49 of 63. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Hostel premiered alongside 25 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 25 other Other Asia films in 2011.
The 265th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
16 audience reviews — more than 47% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity (83th percentile) outruns review volume (47th) — a trending, discussed title among Other Asia films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Hostel, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- beaten · 1
- molestation · 1
- humiliation · 1
- torture · 26
- suicide · 51
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #478 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #331 of 356 (top 93%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | Hindi, Marathi |
| Runtime | 2h 35m |
| Release Date | January 21, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1825801 |