Directed by:
Drew GoddardScreenplay:
Drew GoddardCinematography:
Seamus McGarveyComposer:
Michael GiacchinoCast:
Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, Nick Offerman, Xavier Dolan, Shea Whigham, Mark O'Brien (more)Plots(1)
Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption... before everything goes to hell. (San Sebastian International Film Festival)
Cast
![Jeff Bridges](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/343/164343511_13b66a.jpg)
Jeff Bridges
USA
Best movies:
K-Pax (2001)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
![Cynthia Erivo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/072/165072624_15f375.jpg)
Cynthia Erivo
UK
Best movies:
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Widows (2018)
Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)
![Dakota Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/080/166080491_a0a3c2.jpg)
Dakota Johnson
USA
Best movies:
The Social Network (2010)
21 Jump Street (2012)
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
![Jon Hamm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/650/160650044_b15221.jpg)
Jon Hamm
USA
Best movies:
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Richard Jewell (2019)
The Town (2010)
![Chris Hemsworth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/419/164419323_9aab0e.jpg)
Chris Hemsworth
Australia
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Star Trek (2009)
![Cailee Spaeny](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/849/164849804_c5ac70.jpg)
Cailee Spaeny
USA
Best movies:
Alien: Romulus (2024)
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Vice (2018)
![Lewis Pullman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/187/164187248_fb4f9f.png)
Lewis Pullman
USA
Best movies:
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Lean on Pete (2017)
![Nick Offerman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/740/164740278_7e5a21.jpg)
Nick Offerman
USA
Best movies:
Sin City (2005)
Sing 2 (2021)
White Fang (2018)
![Xavier Dolan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280544_a8380b.jpg)
Xavier Dolan
Canada
Best movies:
Laurence Anyways (2012)
I Killed My Mother (2009)
Les Amours imaginaires (2010)
![Shea Whigham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/335/166335241_f87d68.jpg)
Shea Whigham
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Joker (2019)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
![Mark O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/826/160826651_dffbe8.jpg)
Mark O'Brien
Canada
Best movies:
Marriage Story (2019)
Arrival (2016)
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
![Charles Halford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/824/161824737_f72e24.jpg)
Charles Halford
USA
Best movies:
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
The Death and Return of Superman (2019)
![Jim O’Heir](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/748/162748010_3d0a78.png)
Jim O’Heir
USA
Best movies:
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Logan Lucky (2017)
![Alvina August](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/413/168413480_0hpnrk.jpg)
Alvina August
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Noelle (2019)
![Katharine Isabelle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273263_35c906.jpg)
Katharine Isabelle
Canada
Best movies:
Insomnia (2002)
Children of the Dust (1995) (TV movie)
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
![Manny Jacinto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/120/161120254_e058be.jpg)
Manny Jacinto
Philippines
Best movies:
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022)
![Jonathan Whitesell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/579/160579903_77709b.jpg)
Jonathan Whitesell
Canada
Best movies:
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
The Kill Team (2019)
Hold the Dark (2018)
![Sarah Smyth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/147/160147629_8dd791.jpg)
Sarah Smyth
Best movies:
50/50 (2011)
Duke (2012) (TV movie)
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Bethany Brown
Best movies:
Big Time Movie (2012) (TV movie)
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021)
![Austin James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/434/162434223_bd825e.jpg)
Austin James
USA
Best movies:
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
The Ultimate Life (2013)
His Secret Past (2016) (TV movie)