Bad Times at the El Royale
2018 · 2h 21m · Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller · United States of America · Rated R (US)
Seven strangers. Seven secrets. All roads lead here.
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.
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Drew Goddard6.8Smart score
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1960saudio tapecasinocomplexconciergehippieintensejukeboxlake tahoemotelmotel roomneo-noirpayphonepost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)richard nixonrusescathingslot machinestormvacuum cleanervietnam war
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