# The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)

> An eccentric Los Angeles hotel becomes the emotional battleground of a murder investigation, where marginalized residents turn grief, art, and friendship into an unstable form of survival.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/271

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Wim Wenders
- Cast: Mel Gibson, Milla Jovovich, Jeremy Davies, Peter Stormare, Amanda Plummer, Bud Cort, Jimmy Smits, Julian Sands
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120753/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: melancholic, dreamy, eccentric, late night cinephile viewing, moody weekend viewing

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