Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- melancholic
- dreamy
- eccentric
- late night cinephile viewing
- moody weekend viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film unfocused and self-consciously eccentric, although some acknowledged flashes of visual or musical inspiration.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Agent Skinner investigates Izzy Goldkiss's supposed murder while the residents of the hotel become the story's emotional and social focus.
The hotel houses eccentric and vulnerable figures including Tom-Tom, Geronimo, Dixie, Eloise, Vivien, and Shorty.
The Los Angeles hotel environment and the film's crime-melodrama framing create a dreamlike, nocturnal urban texture.
Tom-Tom's central viewpoint and the residents' conflicting accounts complicate the investigation into Izzy's death.
Films like The Million Dollar Hotel, and why
The Fisher King
shared offbeat crime investigation, marginalized urban characters, and melancholic melodrama
After Hours
shared eccentric ensemble, damaged outsiders, and stylized urban noir atmosphere
The Grifters
shared unconventional mystery, fractured outsiders, and darkly comic social alienation
Movie Details
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Release Date
- 2000-02-09
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (382)
Cast
- Mel Gibson
- Milla Jovovich
- Jeremy Davies
- Peter Stormare
- Amanda Plummer
- Bud Cort
- Jimmy Smits
- Julian Sands
- Harris Yulin
- Conrad Roberts
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Million Dollar Hotel about?
- 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.
- What is The Million Dollar Hotel like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Million Dollar Hotel as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Million Dollar Hotel violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Million Dollar Hotel as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Million Dollar Hotel?
- Critics broadly found the film unfocused and self-consciously eccentric, although some acknowledged flashes of visual or musical inspiration.
- Which films are like The Million Dollar Hotel?
- Films with a similar feel include The Fisher King, After Hours, and The Grifters.
- How long is The Million Dollar Hotel?
- The Million Dollar Hotel runs 122 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Million Dollar Hotel?
- In United States, The Million Dollar Hotel streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
