
Grand Hotel
Thank the stars for a great entertainment!
Directed by Edmund Goulding
Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
A pre-code ensemble drama set in a Berlin hotel where multiple guests' intersecting crises—theft, scandal, dying men, tragic romance—unfold with melodramatic intensity and moral complexity.
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
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Is Grand Hotel sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Grand Hotel end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Grand Hotel easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Grand Hotel violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Grand Hotel scary? 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.
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Familiar shape, done well.
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