
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
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











