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1969. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some are not who they appear to be.

Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Lewis Pullman, Cynthia Erivo, and Cailee Spaeny in Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

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Bad Times at the El Royale

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

British Society of Cinematographers

London Critics Circle Film Awards

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Golden Trailer Awards

Black Reel Awards

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

Indiana Film Journalists Association, US

Online Film & Television Association

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