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Bad Times at the El Royale

Bad Times at the El Royale

2018
141 min
Thriller Mystery Crime Drama

Plot Summary

Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful night, everyone will have one last shot at redemption.

6.8
IMDb Rating
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Ratings & Reviews

6.8
IMDb Rating

Technical Details

141 min
Runtime
2018-10-04
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
2018
Year
Genres
Thriller Mystery Crime Drama

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User Reviews

Wuchak

Wuchak

8.0/10
Recent

**_Tarantino-esque flick about one rainy night at a dubious motel in Northern California_** In 1969, four strangers spend the night at the El Royale hotel on the border of California & Nevada, near Lake Tahoe. These visitors consist of a priest (Jeff Bridges), a singer (Cynthia Erivo), a vacuum cleaner salesman (Jon Hamm) and an edgy young woman (Dakota Johnson). They’re going to have an unforgettable night. Lewis Pullman plays the meek manager of the motel that used to be a bustling business...

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Stephen Campbell

Stephen Campbell

5.0/10
Recent

**_Derivative, predictable, and dull_** > _There is something about hotels that I find very romantic. You get to try on a different life in a hotel. You're usually in a new place when you're staying in a hotel. There's something about the experience that allows you to be a different person. You can think to yourself: "Oh, this is what it would look if I were in Paris. This is what it would look like if I were in New York." There's something about it that transports you somewhere and that, I s...

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AstroNoud

AstroNoud

7.0/10
Recent

Although the first half presents a smart and mysterious blend of, say, ‘The Hateful Eight’ and ‘Identity’, the plot lacks the puzzle pieces to grow towards a grand solution in it's ending. 7/10

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