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- A tale of friendship, trust, betrayal and the overwhelming power of unconditional love. The story follows a gang of unique outcasts and misfits living in a downtown Los Angeles fleapit, known locally as the "Million Dollar Hotel."
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A group of very different people live in a hotel in Los Angeles, California including the romantically involved Tom Tom (Davies) and Eloise (Milla Jovovich). The events that unfold are the result of the death of an important resident, the son ( Tim Roth ) of a billionaire media mogul.
The Million Dollar Hotel follows the supposed murder of Izzy Goldkiss. FBI Agent Skinner is sent into investigate the crime, and to weed out the killer. When he reaches the 'hotel', he comes across many of the forgotten types of people living in the city.
The Million Dollar Hotel: Directed by Wim Wenders. With Jeremy Davies, Milla Jovovich, Mel Gibson, Jimmy Smits. Tragi-comic, romantic whodunnit set in a run down hotel which plays host to mentally ill people too poor to afford medical insurance.
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- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Wim Wenders
- 2000-02-10
"The Million Dollar Hotel" is a story of friendship, betrayal and the overwhelming power of unconditional love. A gang of unique outcasts and misfits live in a downtown Los...
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- Wim Wenders
- R
- Jeremy Davies
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A group of very different people live in a hotel in Los Angeles, California including the romantically involved Tom Tom (Davies) and Eloise (Milla Jovovich). The events that unfold are the result of the death of an important resident, the son (Tim Roth) of a billionaire media mogul. His father commissions an F.B.I. agent (Gibson) to look into his d...
Jeremy Davies as Tom TomJimmy Smits as GeronimoThe story was originally developed by Bono in 1987 when filming the music video for "Where the Streets Have No Name".
Box office
The film had an estimated budget of $8,000,000, but opened to only $29,483 in U.S. box office, with little more success in subsequent weeks or in other countries.
Critical reception
The Million Dollar Hotelreceived poor reviews, obtaining 25% on Rotten Tomatoes and 25 of 100 on Metacritic, despite winning the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2000. In an October 2000 press conference in Sydney, before the Australian release of the film, Mel Gibson said, "I thought it was as boring as a dog's ass." He later retracted:
The Million Dollar Hotel is a 2000 drama film based on a concept story by Bono and Nicholas Klein, directed by Wim Wenders, and starring Jeremy Davies, Milla Jovovich, and Mel Gibson.
A mix of tones and narrative bits that never quite stick, "The Million Dollar Hotel" find Mel Gibson's FBI agent investigating a death in a hotel filled with quirky residents. Swaying from melancholy moments to stretches of near-comedy, the story's tone and plot threads are elevated by the characters at its core.
