Underneath the pink hotel it is quietly about losing a world, and that landed on me harder on the second watch than the first.
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.
Wes Anderson
Director
Ralph Fiennes
Actor
F. Murray Abraham
Actor
Tony Revolori
Actor
Adrien Brody
Actor
Willem Dafoe
Actor
- Director
- Wes Anderson
- Released
- 2014
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Certificate
- 15
- Language
- English
What people described
3 scored
90
Hana Prochazka
24 June 2026
Why this scoreDeepening response across viewings with a described theme; top band.
84
Sam Ortega
5 June 2026
I laughed out loud on a train, which I never do. The prison break sequence is genuinely well built underneath the wallpaper.
Why this scoreInvoluntary public laughter plus a structural observation; strong.
74
Bea Kowalski
16 May 2026
So mannered that I bounced off the first twenty minutes. Once I accepted the rules I enjoyed it, though it never quite moved me.
Why this scoreInitial resistance, eventual enjoyment, no emotional connection; middle-upper band.