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The Million Dollar Hotel

  • 20002000
  • RR
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
22K
YOUR RATING
Mel Gibson, Milla Jovovich, and Jeremy Davies in The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
Tragi-comic, romantic whodunnit set in a run down hotel which plays host to mentally ill people too poor to afford medical insurance.Tragi-comic, romantic whodunnit set in a run down hotel which plays host to mentally ill people too poor to afford medical insurance.Tragi-comic, romantic whodunnit set in a run down hotel which plays host to mentally ill people too poor to afford medical insurance.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
22K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Wim Wenders
  • Writers
    • Nicholas Klein(story by)
    • Bono(story by)
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Davies
    • Milla Jovovich
    • Mel Gibson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Wim Wenders
  • Writers
    • Nicholas Klein(story by)
    • Bono(story by)
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Davies
    • Milla Jovovich
    • Mel Gibson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 185User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 25Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Milla Jovovich and Jeremy Davies in The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
    Jeremy Davies in The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
    Mel Gibson and Milla Jovovich in The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
    Milla Jovovich in The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
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    Milla Jovovich in The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
    Milla Jovovich in The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)

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    Jeremy Davies
    Jeremy Davies
    • Tom Tomas Tom Tom
    Milla Jovovich
    Milla Jovovich
    • Eloiseas Eloise
    Mel Gibson
    Mel Gibson
    • Skinneras Skinner
    Jimmy Smits
    Jimmy Smits
    • Geronimoas Geronimo
    Peter Stormare
    Peter Stormare
    • Dixieas Dixie
    Amanda Plummer
    Amanda Plummer
    • Vivienas Vivien
    Gloria Stuart
    Gloria Stuart
    • Jessicaas Jessica
    Tom Bower
    Tom Bower
    • Hectoras Hector
    Donal Logue
    Donal Logue
    • Charley Bestas Charley Best
    Bud Cort
    Bud Cort
    • Shortyas Shorty
    Julian Sands
    Julian Sands
    • Terence Scopeyas Terence Scopey
    Conrad Roberts
    Conrad Roberts
    • Stixas Stix
    Harris Yulin
    Harris Yulin
    • Stanley Goldkissas Stanley Goldkiss
    Charlayne Woodard
    Charlayne Woodard
    • Jean Swiftas Jean Swift
    Ellen Cleghorne
    Ellen Cleghorne
    • Marleneas Marlene
    Richard Edson
    Richard Edson
    • Joeas Joe
    Tito Larriva
    Tito Larriva
    • Jesuas Jesu
    Jon Hassell
    • Hollowas Hollow
    • Director
      • Wim Wenders
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Klein(story by)
      • Bono(story by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Mel Gibson was so ashamed of the film that he fought to prevent it from being released to theaters in the U.S.
    • Goofs
      The positions of the pool balls change during the voting scene.
    • Quotes

      Tom Tom: The heart is a sleeping beauty and love the only kiss it can't resist. Even if its eyes lay open wide, there is a heart that sleeps inside. And it's to there you must be hastening. For all hearts dream, they dream only of awakening.

    • Connections
      Edited into U2: The Ground Beneath Her Feet (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      The First Time
      Written and Performed by U2

    User reviews185

    Review
    Top review
    Too much cliché makes you blasé
    It's always difficult to know what to expect with Wenders: it's either great or really bad. And the interesting part of it is, it's the very same kind of features and the way he chooses to tell a story that will keep you interested or bore you. Although not exactly a boring film, the Million Dollar Hotel gets caught in its maker's defects. The problem starts with the story. Written by rock-star Bono, the story is something like a rock ballad trying to be a movie. Worse, it tries to be a sort of "alternative moral" tale. This tender love-story between two marginals in a hotel full of sympathetic lunatics is so full of rock cliches, it ends up being a huge cliche in itself.

    You watch it, you want to like the plot but oh, again that thing about the weirdos being better people because they are so much more poetic and "innocent" than normal people. You want to like the characters but oh, again we're supposed to fall for a delicate, innocent child-saint-whore woman. You want to like the performance of the actors but after a while, can't help thinking "people, let's get on with it, shall we?". You even want to make the effort of agreeing with that lovely universal message in the end : life can be so beautiful, pity we realise it too late but oh, haven't you read that somewhere already? Chinese cookie, was it??...

    The Million Dollar Hotel tries so hard to be deep, it ends up being shallow. It tries so hard to be rich in thoughts, it ends up being cheap and pompous. It tries so hard to criticise "mainstream values" and self-righteousness, it ends up being mainstream and self-righteous. And you try so hard to like it... you really do... that you end up thinking : oooh pleeaaaase!
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    • Margaux
    • Aug 23, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 10, 2000 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Billion Dollar Hotel
    • Filming locations
      • Rosslyn Hotel - 112 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Icon Entertainment International
      • Kintop Pictures
      • Road Movies Filmproduktion
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $59,989
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $29,483
      • Feb 4, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $105,983
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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