28 Hotel Rooms

28 Hotel Rooms

Directed by Matt Ross

Produced by Oscilloscope, Mott Street Pictures

201282 min5.5 / 10

An intimate portrait of two people conducting a clandestine affair across hotel rooms, exploring the tension between genuine connection and moral compromise.

While traveling for work in a city far from their homes, a novelist and a corporate accountant find themselves in bed together. Although she’s married, and he’s seeing someone, their intense attraction turns a one-night stand into an unexpected relationship and a respite from the obligations of daily life. Through a series of moments – some profound, some silly, some intensely intimate – we see a portrait of an evolving relationship that could become the most significant one of their lives.

Questions people ask

  • Is 28 Hotel Rooms violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is 28 Hotel Rooms sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is 28 Hotel Rooms scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is 28 Hotel Rooms easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does 28 Hotel Rooms end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity72

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Like 28 Hotel Rooms

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as 28 Hotel Rooms

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like 28 Hotel Rooms, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like 28 Hotel Rooms, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like 28 Hotel Rooms, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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