The Palace

The Palace

Directed by Roman Polanski

Produced by Èliseo Entertainment, RAI Cinema

2023100 min5.4 / 10

A playful ensemble comedy set on New Year's Eve 1999 in a Swiss Alpine hotel, where intersecting guest and staff stories unfold against the backdrop of millennial transition and luxury hospitality.

A comedy set on New Year’s Eve 1999 in a luxurious hotel in the Swiss Alps where the lives of various guests and those who work for them intersect.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Palace violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is The Palace easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is The Palace scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does The Palace end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is The Palace sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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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17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity60

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Everything like The Palace, and what each one shares →

Like The Palace

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Palace

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Palace, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Palace, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Palace, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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