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The Royal Hotel
MEANRANK
57/100
Every rating
Sharply split
Lowest is Google on 40, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 89. Critics average 83, everyone else 49.
See the most contested films →Two American backpackers traveling through the Australian outback run out of money and take a temporary live-in job at a remote pub called The Royal Hotel. They quickly realize the environment is hostile and intimidating, filled with rough-edged miners who test their boundaries. The situation grows increasingly volatile, forcing the two friends to rely on each other to navigate the escalating tension and survive their stay.
Details
- Director
- Kitty Green
- Writers
- Kitty Green, Oscar Redding
- Studio
- Scarlett Pictures, See-Saw Films, Alma Margo
- Released
- 6 October 2023
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $1.4M
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