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Hotel

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41% Tomatometer 27 Reviews 31% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
In Venice, Italy, a collection of strangers at a hotel vary from strange to corrupt to disturbed. A film crew from the U.K. is in the process of filming a take on the play "The Duchess of Malfi" by John Webster, while a documentarian records their work behind the scenes. A tour guide is hiding something. A call-girl establishes herself as a hotel presence, and maids practice strange acts and behaviors. Meanwhile, an assassin frequents the hotel after jobs.
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Critics Consensus

Hotel earns a handful of points for sheer ambition, but they aren't enough to carry the movie over its steep pretensions.

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Desson Thomson Washington Post Oct 3, 2003
Wears out its welcome pretty fast. Go to Full Review John Monaghan Detroit Free Press Sep 26, 2003
2/4
Pretentious avant-garde comedy. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Sep 26, 2003
3/4
Here's a strange case. Hotel is a movie that works in no conventional sense, and succeeds in several unconventional ones. Go to Full Review Kaleem Aftab The List Apr 17, 2019
3/5
Not entirely successful, but unlike anything you've seen before. Go to Full Review Jason Gorber Film Scouts Jun 21, 2007
B+
Its convoluted, highly allegorical story line will put off many. However, it is certainly a fresh and original take on digital cinema, and, for no other reason, it may be appreciated as a film stretching the very form of filmmaking. Go to Full Review Film Threat Dec 6, 2005
1.5/5
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Blake- N @PBSAniDom Jun 9, 2026 Hotel is a decent film that offers an interesting look at the lives of people connected to a luxury hotel. While it may not be one of MGM's most talked-about productions, it provides enough drama and character interactions to keep viewers invested. The cast delivers solid performances, helping bring the various storylines together. The film does a good job of creating an engaging atmosphere, and the hotel setting gives it a unique charm that separates it from many other dramas of its era. Although some parts move at a slower pace than others, the movie remains watchable throughout. It may not be a masterpiece, but it's a respectable film that is worth watching and reviewing for fans of classic drama. I'd rate it a 6/10. See more Scott E @RT19581245 Dec 27, 2025 Entertaining creativity, but a plot would have been nice. See more Jan 1, 2011 I should have stopped watching this film when Jason Isaacs left the picture. This is a film so bad that Satan has banned it from being watched in Hell because it's too awful that even he wouldn't inflict it on someone. The lovely Salma Hayek is in this, but it definitely wasn't worth my time except to read on the IMDB message boards that this film totally ruins what's apparently a good play, "The Duchess of Malfi." See more Grant S @grantss Apr 24, 2010 Surely one of the worst, if not THE worst, movies I have ever seen. A boring, incoherent, pretentious pile of sh*t. The presence of Julian Sands and David Schwimmer in the cast says it all. See more Oct 28, 2009 The opening scenes with John Malkovich showed promise,the rest of the film sucked.No script,no direction,baaaaaaad acting.A total waist of time.Mike Figgas should be sued. See more Sep 7, 2009 Star Studded cast in an experiment indy film. Well....the experiment failed miserably. The point was completely muddled. The storyline was like a splat: it started & then went in many different directions but leading to nothing but a dead end. Skip this and watch grass grow - it would be much more riveting. See more Read all reviews
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Mike Figgis

Director

Rhys Ifans

Trent Stoken

Saffron Burrows

Duchess of Malfi

David Schwimmer

Jonathan Danderfine

Salma Hayek

Charlee Boux

Burt Reynolds

The Flamenco Manager

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Synopsis In Venice, Italy, a collection of strangers at a hotel vary from strange to corrupt to disturbed. A film crew from the U.K. is in the process of filming a take on the play "The Duchess of Malfi" by John Webster, while a documentarian records their work behind the scenes. A tour guide is hiding something. A call-girl establishes herself as a hotel presence, and maids practice strange acts and behaviors. Meanwhile, an assassin frequents the hotel after jobs.
Director
Mike Figgis
Producer
Mike Figgis, Annie Stewart, Ernst Etchie Stroh
Screenwriter
Mike Figgis
Production Co
Cattleya
Rating
R (Language|Violence|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$28.8K
Runtime
1h 49m
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