All Roads Lead Here.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman |
| Director |
Drew Goddard |
| Screenplay | Drew Goddard |
| Music | Michael Giacchino |
| Cinematography | Seamus McGarvey |
| Editing | Lisa Lassek |
| Sound formats | Dolby Atmos |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2018 |
| Produced by | Twentieth Century Fox |
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| Genre | Thriller |
| Language | Strong impact, fairly frequent use of strong language by the characters. It is used to demean and to express frustration and surprise. Variations of the F-word are used frequently. |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Strong impact, frequent realistic violence is present with lots of blood-letting, justified by context of murder and crime. People are shot at close range in the head with pistols and shotguns, with blood spatter and close-up scenes of dying victims. The violence is intensified by the loud sound in theatre. |
| Prejudice | Low impact, infrequent prejudice is noted when a Black lady is referred to as a Negro and she is assumed to be a cleaner at the hotel. |
| Blasphemy | Low impact, infrequent blasphemy is noted, which people from the Christian religion may find offensive. |
| Drug abuse | None (sic) |
| Comments | The themes are mature and complex and the film has a sustained sense of threat and menace. Themes include murders, crime, a cult, mystery, deception, betrayal and survival. The film carries no positive messages or messages against crime and murder and could be morally harmful, distressing, disturbing and confusing to impressionable children under 16 who are not cognitively mature enough to grasp the context of a mystery thriller. |
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| R: Restricted | Rated R for strong violence, language, some drug content and brief nudity |
| Runtime | 141 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
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| Suggested age limit 17 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Michael O'Sullivan  Strangers cross paths. | 10 |  |
| 24.com Jake Coyle Like its motel, El Royale is just a front. | 5 |  |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy While it might not suit all viewers’ tastes, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the offering and how quickly it flew by as the nearly two and a half hours played out with ease. | 14 |  |
| Metacritic.com 42 critics | 12 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 179 critics | 13 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Smart, stylish, and packed with solid performances, Bad Times at the El Royale delivers pure popcorn fun with the salty tang of social subtext. | 14 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 12 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Jeffrey M. Anderson Dark, violent crime movie has some inspired moments. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 54 users | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 1841 users | 14 | |
| IMDB 10680 Netizens | 15 | |
| The Movie DB Community | 13 | |
Average .. 61% | 12 | |