Bad Times at the El Royale
Film2018141 min

Bad Times at the El Royale

Taste attributes: crimedramamysterythrillermusic/dancehistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeSerious and realistic: an intimate crime thriller, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jeff BridgesCynthia ErivoDakota JohnsonJon HammLewis Pullman

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
2018
Runtime
141 min
Status
Released
Studio
20th Century Fox
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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