---
title: "Bad Times at the El Royale"
year: 2018
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/bad-times-at-the-el-royale-2018"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 446021
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 141
community_rating: 6.8
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "R"
---

# Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/bad-times-at-the-el-royale-2018

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Bad Times at the El Royale is a film first released in 2018. Catalogued under Thriller, Mystery, Crime. Produced and broadcast by 20th Century Fox, Goddard Textiles, TSG Entertainment. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "Seven strangers with hidden secrets meet at a decadent Lake Tahoe motel in 1969."

### Why Watch
- Features a premise involving seven strangers with secrets
- Set at a decadent motel with a dark past

### Caveats & Content Note
- Runtime is two hours and twenty-one minutes
- Tone & Suitability: Rated R with thriller, mystery, crime, and drama elements.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: suspenseful, mysterious, dramatic

## Streaming Availability Matrix

Direct streaming licensing updates dynamically. Consult the live tracking interface at https://www.archytele.com/show/bad-times-at-the-el-royale-2018#watch.

## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Drew Goddard
- **Networks / Studios**: 20th Century Fox, Goddard Textiles, TSG Entertainment

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Jeff Bridges** as *Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly*
- **Cynthia Erivo** as *Darlene Sweet*
- **Lewis Pullman** as *Miles Miller*
- **Dakota Johnson** as *Emily Summerspring*
- **Cailee Spaeny** as *Rose Summerspring*
- **Jon Hamm** as *Laramie Seymour Sullivan / Dwight Broadbeck*
- **Chris Hemsworth** as *Billy Lee*
- **Nick Offerman** as *Felix O'Kelly*
- **Xavier Dolan** as *Buddy Sunday*
- **Shea Whigham** as *Dr. Woodbury Laurence*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When is the film set?
The film is set in 1969.

### Q: Where does the story take place?
The story takes place in Lake Tahoe at the El Royale motel.

### Q: How many strangers meet at the motel?
Seven strangers meet at the motel.

### Q: What genres does the film belong to?
It spans thriller, mystery, crime, and drama.

### Q: What is the runtime of the film?
The runtime is two hours and twenty-one minutes.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Bad Times at the El Royale — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/446021)

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