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The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

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A murder case of Madam D. with enormous wealth and the most outrageous events surrounding her sudden death!

8.0/10 Great 16417 votes

Released
30 May 2025
Runtime
100 min
Certificate
Category IIB
Original title
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Language
en

Drama

The verdict

Audiences rate it 8.0 out of 10 on TMDB across 16,417 votes — a strong score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. Category IIB · 100 minutes.

What it is about

The Grand Budapest Hotel recounts the adventures of legendary concierge Gustave H. and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft of a priceless painting; a raging battle for an enormous family fortune; and a desperate chase on motorcycles, trains, sleds, and skis - all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent.

What to expect

Wes Anderson shoots a fictional Eastern European hotel in the years between the wars as if it were a doll’s house, every surface pastel and every frame symmetrical. Ralph Fiennes plays Gustave H., a concierge who treats the establishment as a moral calling, and Tony Revolori is Zero, the lobby boy he takes under his wing. A disputed inheritance, a stolen painting, and a chase that moves from trains to ski slopes give the movie its momentum, but the real pleasure is the brittle, rapid-fire dialogue and the way the hotel itself becomes a refuge from the encroaching violence outside. The tone is lighter than the wartime setting suggests, though the darkness is never far away. Running 100 minutes, the movie is rated IIB in Hong Kong and screens in English with Chinese subtitles. It returns to cinemas on 30 May 2025 as a re-release — check listings for participating venues and formats.

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Cast

  • Ralph Fiennes M. Gustave
  • F. Murray Abraham Mr. Moustafa
  • Tony Revolori Zero
  • Adrien Brody Dmitri
  • Willem Dafoe Jopling
  • Mathieu Amalric Serge X.
  • Jeff Goldblum Deputy Kovacs
  • Harvey Keitel Ludwig
  • Jude Law Young Author
  • Bill Murray M. Ivan
  • Edward Norton Henckels
  • Saoirse Ronan Agatha
  • Jason Schwartzman M. Jean
  • Léa Seydoux Clotilde
  • Tilda Swinton Madame D.

Crew

  • Director Wes Anderson
  • Screenplay Wes Anderson
  • Story Hugo Guinness
  • Original Music Composer Alexandre Desplat
  • Music Simon Rhodes
  • Director of Photography Robert D. Yeoman
  • Editor Barney Pilling
  • Producer Wes Anderson
  • Executive Producer Christoph Fisser
  • Producer Scott Rudin
  • Producer Jeremy Dawson
  • Producer Steven M. Rales
  • Executive Producer Molly Cooper
  • Executive Producer Henning Molfenter
  • Executive Producer Carl Woebcken

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What viewers said

Yet another well crafter Wes Anderson's movie. Fiennes and Revolori perform well and the amount of well known actors and actresses is incredible but we have seen similar ways and scripts in his previous movies. It's entertaining, though.

Andres Gomez — 7/10 · read in full

Wes Anderson's THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL is the director's celebration of Central Europe culture and fashion in the years between the World Wars, and an elegy for what was lost with the rise of fascism and communism. Set in 1932 in a fictional country called Zubrowka, the streets, military regalia and (ersatz) German names we are shown could have come from anywhere between Germany and Estonia. Its protagonist Gustave H. […]

CRCulver — 6/10 · read in full

Common questions

How long is the movie?
100 minutes.
What is the Hong Kong certificate?
IIB — not suitable for young children.
Is it in English? Are there subtitles?
Yes, the original language is English and Chinese subtitles are provided.
Is this a new release?
It is a re-release, opening in Hong Kong on 30 May 2025.

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