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Four Rooms

1995 · 98 min

A chaotic, cartoonish night of escalating absurdity, bouncing between farce and menace with a manic bellhop at its center.

Directed by: Alexandre Rockwell, Allison Anders
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Tim Roth, Jennifer Beals, David Proval

Tagline: Twelve outrageous guests. Four scandalous requests. And one lone bellhop, in his first day on the job, who's in for the wildest New year's Eve of his life.
Overview: It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after another.

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Directed by: Alexandre Rockwell, Allison Anders
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Tim Roth, Jennifer Beals, David Proval

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
deception
crime
obsession
power
Places: big city
workplace
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	4
Horror	3
Humour	7
Realism	4
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	3

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