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Bad Times at the El Royale

2018 film by Drew Goddard
Movie film Q48988117
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Summary

Bad Times at the El Royale is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,484 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Saturn Award for Best Thriller Film[3]
  • Director: Drew Goddard[4]
  • Screenwriter: Drew Goddard[5]
  • Composer: Michael Giacchino[6]
  • Genre: crime thriller film[7], neo-noir[8], drama film[9], mystery film[10]
  • Cast member: Jeff Bridges[11], Cynthia Erivo[12], Dakota Johnson[13], Jon Hamm[14], Cailee Spaeny[15], Lewis Pullman[16], Nick Offerman[17], Chris Hemsworth[18], Xavier Dolan[19], Shea Whigham[20], Charles Halford[21]
  • Producer: Drew Goddard[22], Jeremy Latcham[23]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[24]
  • Director of photography: Seamus McGarvey[25]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
  • Commons category: Bad Times at the El Royale[27]
  • Soundtrack release: Bad Times at the El Royale – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[28], Bad Times at the El Royale – Original Motion Picture Score[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Review score: 74%[31], 6.7/10[32], 60/100[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: United States[35]
  • Publication date: October 5, 2018[36], October 11, 2018[37], October 12, 2018[38]
  • Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[39], Disney+[40]
  • Narrative location: California[41], Lake Tahoe[42], Nevada[43]
  • Official website: https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/bad-times-at-the-el-royale[44]
  • Main subject: guilt[45], coming to terms with the past[46], outsider[47]
  • Film editor: Lisa Lassek[48]
  • Title: Bad Times at the El Royale[49]
  • Has characteristic: title for Spain[50], title for Hispanic America[51]
  • MPA film rating: R[52]

Why It Matters

Bad Times at the El Royale has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

FAQs

What awards did Bad Times at the El Royale receive?

Honors received include Saturn Award for Best Thriller Film[3].

Related Entities

Cailee Spaeny California Chris Hemsworth Cynthia Erivo Dakota Johnson film Jeff Bridges Jon Hamm Michael Giacchino Nevada Nick Offerman Shea Whigham United States Xavier Dolan

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Set in period → 1959, 1960s
    Mtrcb rating → R-16
    Publication date → +2018-10-05T00:00:00Z, +2018-10-11T00:00:00Z, +2018-10-12T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Drew Goddard
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