Rent The Royal Hotel (2023)
2.9 of 5 from 108 ratings
1h 31min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Americans Hanna (Julia Garner) and Liv (Jessica Henwick) are best friends backpacking in Australia. After they run out of money, Liv, looking for an adventure, convinces Hanna to take a temporary live-in job behind the bar of a pub called 'The Royal Hotel' in a remote Outback mining town. Bar owner Billy (Hugo Weaving) and a host of locals give the girls a riotous introduction to Down Under drinking culture but soon Hannah and Liv find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation that grows rapidly out of their control.
- Actors:
- Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, Herbert Nordrum, Dylan River, Keylan Devine-Ingerson, Bree Desborough, Ursula Yovich, Alex Malone, Kate Cheel, Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, Nic Darrigo, Adam Morgan, Adam MacNeill, Ben Eggleton, Barbara Lowing, Daniel Henshall, Bruce R. Carter, Toby Wallace, Craig McArdle
- Directors:
- Kitty Green
- Producers:
- Iain Canning, Kath Shelper, Emile Sherman, Liz Watts
- Writers:
- Kitty Green, Oscar Redding
- Studio:
- Medium Rare
- Genres:
- Thrillers
- Countries:
- Australia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/02/2024
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Making of 'The Royal Hotel'
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (2) of The Royal Hotel
Could have been better - The Royal Hotel review by TH
This had the potential to be a really good thriller but sadly falls short. The two characters are thinly written and you never really feel engaged in what happens to them. The men in this film are all made out to be drunk and aggressive yobs, who once again we know little about. It feels like a first draft when a rewrite would be better.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Convincing and tense - The Royal Hotel review by AER
Anyone who has spent time in rural Australia has probably had a brush with the contents of this film. Hard, lonely, aggressive men in remote places acting up. And into this world walk too young women to man the local pub. Sparks fliy, men oppress, and behave appallingly. How's it going to end? Excellent performances from Julia Garner (The Assistant), Jessica Henwick (Underwater), Toby Wallace (Babyteeth), Daniel Henshall (The Babadook), and of course Hugo Weaving (The Matrix). At times tense, and always convincing. It has an abrupt ending, I wanted more.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.