Overview
A whimsical tale of friendship and adventure unfolds in a grand hotel during a turbulent time in history.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- whimsical
- elegant
- film night
- cinephile evening
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's ornate visual control, ensemble performances, comic invention, and bittersweet historical undercurrent.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The hotel, chases, interiors, and landscapes are presented through highly composed, illustrated tableaux characteristic of Wes Anderson's design.
M. Gustave's refined manners and comic escapades unfold against a continent entering authoritarian and wartime upheaval.
The fictional country of Zubrowka combines Eastern and Central European names, uniforms, architecture, and social traditions.
Mr. Moustafa's recollection frames the hotel and Gustave as remnants of a lost social order.
Films like The Grand Budapest Hotel, and why
The Rules of the Game
Shared whimsical period setting, eccentric ensemble, stylized visual design, and bittersweet meditation on a disappearing Europe.
Amélie
Shared ornate period atmosphere, comic social observation, tragicomic tone, and a world destabilized by historical change.
The Royal Tenenbaums
Shared deadpan humor, meticulously composed imagery, eccentric characters, and a tightly controlled caper structure.
The Ladykillers
Shared period crime adventure, refined production design, comic violence, and themes of loyalty amid political upheaval.
Movie Details
- Director
- Wes Anderson
- Release Date
- 2014-02-26
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (16544)
Cast
- Ralph Fiennes
- F. Murray Abraham
- Tony Revolori
- Adrien Brody
- Willem Dafoe
- Mathieu Amalric
- Jeff Goldblum
- Harvey Keitel
- Jude Law
- Bill Murray
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Grand Budapest Hotel about?
- A meticulously composed comic caper turns a concierge's loyalty, a stolen Renaissance painting, and a fading European hotel into an elegy for a vanished world.
- What is The Grand Budapest Hotel like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Grand Budapest Hotel as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Grand Budapest Hotel violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Grand Budapest Hotel as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Grand Budapest Hotel?
- Critics broadly praised the film's ornate visual control, ensemble performances, comic invention, and bittersweet historical undercurrent.
- Which films are like The Grand Budapest Hotel?
- Films with a similar feel include The Rules of the Game, Amélie, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Ladykillers.
- How long is The Grand Budapest Hotel?
- The Grand Budapest Hotel runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Grand Budapest Hotel?
- In United States, The Grand Budapest Hotel is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
