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Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

2021 · 1 season

A queasy, slow crawl through a haunted-feeling hotel and an internet frenzy, equal parts mournful and unsettling.

Created by
Joe Berlinger
Genres
Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Artemis Snow, Viveca Chow, Pablo C. Vergara
Overview
The notorious Cecil Hotel grows in infamy when guest Elisa Lam vanishes. A dive into crime's darkest places.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Joe Berlinger
Genres
Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Starring
Artemis Snow, Viveca Chow, Pablo C. Vergara
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • death
  • isolation
  • media
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror5
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Stream
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Details

Genres
documentary, crime, mystery
Created by
Joe Berlinger
Starring
Artemis Snow, Viveca Chow, Pablo C. Vergara, Tom Scorzone, Josh Dean, Greg Kading
Music
Wendy Blackstone
Cinematography
Jeff Hutchens
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 54 min each
Network
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Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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