New Rose Hotel
A doomed corporate extraction scheme becomes an elusive cyberpunk romance shaped by seduction, deception, and unstable identity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Labyrinthine
- Violence
- Mild
- paranoid
- dreamy
- melancholic
- late night viewing
- cult film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's provocative premise and strong cast undermined by opaque storytelling and an incoherent final stretch.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Maas and Hosaka seek strategic dominance by recruiting Hiroshi, one of the world's most valuable scientific minds.
Sandii's supposed biography and role in the operation are repeatedly questioned, while X's account is shaped by emotional uncertainty.
The future corporate milieu is presented through elliptical, dreamlike scenes and a deliberately elusive plot.
The film's cyberpunk environments and discontinuous imagery create a disorienting sense of futuristic urban and corporate space.
Films like New Rose Hotel, and why
Blade Runner
shared cyberpunk world-building, corporate power struggle, erotic intrigue, and fragmented arthouse science fiction
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
shared cyberpunk atmosphere, identity uncertainty, corporate manipulation, and noir-inflected science fiction
Crash
shared erotic thriller tension, unstable identities, psychological alienation, and provocative visual style
eXistenZ
shared cerebral science fiction, conspiratorial atmosphere, metaphysical uncertainty, and unconventional storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Abel Ferrara
- Release Date
- 1999-03-19
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (157)
Cast
- Christopher Walken
- Willem Dafoe
- Asia Argento
- Annabella Sciorra
- John Lurie
- Kimmy Suzuki
- Miou
- Yoshitaka Amano
- Gretchen Mol
- Phil Neilson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is New Rose Hotel about?
- A doomed corporate extraction scheme becomes an elusive cyberpunk romance shaped by seduction, deception, and unstable identity.
- What is New Rose Hotel like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of New Rose Hotel as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as labyrinthine.
- Is New Rose Hotel violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in New Rose Hotel as mild.
- What did critics think of New Rose Hotel?
- Critics broadly found the film's provocative premise and strong cast undermined by opaque storytelling and an incoherent final stretch.
- Which films are like New Rose Hotel?
- Films with a similar feel include Blade Runner, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Crash, and eXistenZ.
- How long is New Rose Hotel?
- New Rose Hotel runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch New Rose Hotel?
- In United States, New Rose Hotel streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
