Bad Times at the El Royale poster
Film 2018 141 min

Bad Times at the El Royale

“Seven strangers. Seven secrets. All roads lead here.”

TMDB Rating ★ 6.8
Votes 4,021
Director Drew Goddard
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Thriller Mystery Crime Drama
The Story

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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Cast & Characters

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly
Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo

Darlene Sweet
Lewis Pullman

Lewis Pullman

Miles Miller
Dakota Johnson

Dakota Johnson

Emily Summerspring
Cailee Spaeny

Cailee Spaeny

Rose Summerspring
Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm

Laramie Seymour Sullivan / Dwight Broadbeck
Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth

Billy Lee
Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman

Felix O'Kelly
Xavier Dolan

Xavier Dolan

Buddy Sunday
Shea Whigham

Shea Whigham

Dr. Woodbury Laurence
Mark O'Brien

Mark O'Brien

Larsen Rogers
Charles Halford

Charles Halford

Sammy Wilds
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