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Movie 2014 100 min

The Grand Budapest Hotel

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“A perfectly arranged box of comic misadventures, with something unexpectedly melancholy tucked underneath.”

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Synopsis

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.

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tadhgreads · 11 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC

Would The Grand Budapest Hotel be a good pick for a mixed group? Trying to find something that gives everyone a way into the conversation.

conorreads · 12 Oct 2026, 01:08 UTC

Tadhg, that is a good way of choosing. I tend to match the pick to the evening as well.

tadhginwicklow · 11 Oct 2026, 16:08 UTC

The Grand Budapest Hotel is one I am weighing up. This would be a good change of pace from the things currently at the top of my list.

ronaninwicklow · 12 Oct 2026, 06:08 UTC

Tadhg, fair point. There is room for something a bit different in the next six.

ciaran_burke · 11 Oct 2026, 20:08 UTC

For anyone considering The Grand Budapest Hotel: A little more variety in the shortlist is always welcome. Glad this is in the pool.