Motel Hell fingerprintHigh energy, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Brutally violent and tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Motel Hell is brutally violent, tense, and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor and satire
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor and satire.
Crime and the mind
Its world is built around crime and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Motel Hell is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC+, and AMC in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Mometu. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 6, Rotten Tomatoes 63%, and Metacritic 64). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 42 min
Motel Hell runs 1 h 42 min.
Yes. Critics average 64 and audiences 59 out of 100, so both groups see Motel Hell much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $6 million worldwide, 2.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+95GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Motel Hell in 109 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 40 storytelling tropes for Motel Hell, including Evil Laugh, The Secret of Long Pork Pies, Chainsaw Good.
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