Hotel Noir

"Check your reservations at the door."

2012 1h 37m EN

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 53

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Synopsis

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Los Angeles, 1958: a detective holes up in a downtown hotel awaiting killers to come get him. During the course of one night he will meet various occupants of the hotel and the truth of how he came to be in his present situation will be revealed.

“Check your reservations at the door.”

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Cast

Carla Gugino
Hanna Click
Danny DeVito
Eugene Portland
Malin Akerman
Swedish Mary
Rufus Sewell
Felix
Robert Forster
Jim
Rosario Dawson
Sevilla
Mandy Moore
Evangeline
Kevin Connolly
Vance

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sebastian Gutierrez
Writers: Sebastian Gutierrez
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sebastian Gutierrez, shot by Cale Finot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mathieu Schreyer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lisa Bromwell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Carla Gugino and Danny DeVito and Malin Akerman carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Check your reservations at the door.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2403883 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sebastian Gutierrez directs. Cale Finot behind the camera. Mathieu Schreyer scores. Lisa Bromwell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Sebastian Gutierrez, shot by Cale Finot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Mathieu Schreyer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Lisa Bromwell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Carla Gugino and Danny DeVito and Malin Akerman carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Check your reservations at the door.".
7IMDB entry: tt2403883 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 53 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.