Bad Times at the El Royale
Bad Times at the El Royale
Bad Times at the El Royale
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2018
2h 21m
6.8(3742 votes)
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Drama

Overview

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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Production Companies

20th Century Fox
TSG Entertainment

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2 videos

Cast & Crew

38 members
Acting

Jeff Bridges

Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly

Jeff Bridges
Acting

Cynthia Erivo

Darlene Sweet

Cynthia Erivo
Acting

Lewis Pullman

Miles Miller

Lewis Pullman
Acting

Dakota Johnson

Emily Summerspring

Dakota Johnson
Acting

Cailee Spaeny

Rose Summerspring

Cailee Spaeny
Acting

Jon Hamm

Laramie Seymour Sullivan / Dwight Broadbeck

Jon Hamm
Acting

Chris Hemsworth

Billy Lee

Chris Hemsworth
Acting

Nick Offerman

Felix O'Kelly

Nick Offerman
Directing

Xavier Dolan

Buddy Sunday

Xavier Dolan
Acting

Shea Whigham

Dr. Woodbury Laurence

Shea Whigham
Acting

Mark O'Brien

Larsen Rogers

Mark O'Brien
Acting

Charles Halford

Sammy Wilds

Charles Halford
Acting

Jim O'Heir

Milton Wyrick

Jim O'Heir
Acting

Gerry Nairn

Reporter Paul Kraemer

Gerry Nairn
Acting

Alvina August

Vesta Shears

Alvina August
Acting

London Morrison

Angela Harris, Vesta's Backup Singer

London Morrison
Acting

Bethany Brown

Florence Lemons, Vesta's Backup Singer

Bethany Brown
Acting

Rebecca Toolan

Helen Gandy

Rebecca Toolan
Acting

Hannah Zirke

Young Emily Summerspring

Hannah Zirke
Acting

Billy Wickman

Hutch Summerspring

Billy Wickman
Acting

Charlotte Mosby

Young Rose Summerspring

No Image
Acting

William B. Davis

Judge Gordon Hoffman

William B. Davis
Acting

Manny Jacinto

Waring 'Wade' Espiritu

Manny Jacinto
Acting

Tally Rodin

Silvana 'Millie' Melvin

Tally Rodin
Acting

Sophia Lauchlin Hirt

Annabell Czuchlewski

Sophia Lauchlin Hirt
Acting

Jonathan Whitesell

Chris 'Flicker' Grimes

Jonathan Whitesell
Acting

Synto D. Misati

Norris 'Roman' Kindel

Synto D. Misati
Acting

Austin A.J. Abell

Young Miles Miller

Austin A.J. Abell
Acting

Katharine Isabelle

Auntie Ruth Pugh

Katharine Isabelle
Acting

Sarah Smyth

Ginger Miller

Sarah Smyth
Acting

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon
Acting

Jocelyne Gaumond

Keno Girl (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Austin James

Soldier (uncredited)

Austin James
Acting

Caroline Koziol

Ivona (uncredited)

Caroline Koziol
Acting

James Quach

NVA Captain (uncredited)

James Quach
Acting

John Specogna

District Attorney (uncredited)

John Specogna
Acting

Stephen Stanton

J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)

Stephen Stanton
Acting

Vincent Washington

Sergeant Renfro (uncredited)

Vincent Washington

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