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The Perfect Host

Movie·2010·Comedy, Thriller, Crime·1h 33m·6.4 (471)·Directed by Nicholas Tomnay

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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.

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David Hyde PierceDavid Hyde PierceWarwick WilsonClayne CrawfordClayne CrawfordJohn TaylorNathaniel ParkerNathaniel ParkerDetective MortonMegahn PerryMegahn PerrySimone De MarchiHelen ReddyHelen ReddyCathy KnightCooper BarnesCooper BarnesRupertIndira G. WilsonIndira G. WilsonMonicaTyrees AllenTyrees AllenRoman

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