The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (92%), audiences adore it (8.0/10), it won 4 Oscars and it made about 6 times its budget. Make plans for this one.
Our take: Wes Anderson at his most playful: a meticulously designed caper with a surprising undertow of melancholy.
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The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 88 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.0/10 from 17K viewers
- AwardsVery strong
5 wins, 5 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Costume Design; won Academy Award for Best Production Design
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$175 million worldwide on a $30 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
Measured from current popularity
Where to watch in US
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Wes Anderson
- Ralph FiennesM. Gustave
- F. Murray AbrahamMr. Moustafa
- Tony RevoloriZero
- Adrien BrodyDmitri
- Willem DafoeJopling
- Mathieu AmalricSerge X.
- Jeff GoldblumDeputy Kovacs
- Harvey KeitelLudwig
- Jude LawYoung Author
- Bill MurrayM. Ivan