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title: 'Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Drew Goddard'
released: '2018-10-05'
runtime_minutes: 141
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bad-times-at-the-el-royale-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6628394/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

2018 · R · 141 min · Drama, Mystery, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Bad Times at the El Royale is a 2018 American neo-noir thriller film written, directed, and co-produced by Drew Goddard. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, and Chris Hemsworth. The hyperlink-style film follows six strangers and an employee at the El Royale, a hotel located along the California–Nevada border, whose secrets intersect on a night in the late 1960s. The film explores themes of morality, faith, and redemption, with the state border and other visual elements symbolizing the concept of right and wrong.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Drew Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/drew-goddard)
- **Screenplay:** [Drew Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/drew-goddard)
- **Producer:** [Drew Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/drew-goddard), [Jeremy Latcham](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-latcham)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Giacchino](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-giacchino)
- **Director of Photography:** [Seamus McGarvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/seamus-mcgarvey)
- **Editor:** [Lisa Lassek](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-lassek)

## Cast

- [Cailee Spaeny](https://cinepixo.com/people/cailee-spaeny)
- [Nick Offerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-offerman)
- [Charles Halford](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-halford)
- [Cynthia Erivo](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynthia-erivo)
- [Chris Hemsworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-hemsworth)
- [Xavier Dolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-dolan)
- [Lewis Pullman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-pullman)
- [Jon Hamm](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-hamm)
- [Jeff Bridges](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-bridges)
- [Shea Whigham](https://cinepixo.com/people/shea-whigham)
- [Dakota Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/dakota-johnson)

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