El Royale hotel
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El Royale hotel is a fictional, seedy mid-century motel straddling the California–Nevada border that serves as the tense, central location for the neo-noir thriller film "Bad Times at the El Royale."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Royale Hotel | 2 |
| El Royale hotel canonical | 2 |
| El Royale | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3653239 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: El Royale hotel Context triple: [Bad Times at the El Royale, settingLocation, El Royale hotel]
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A.
Bad Times at the El Royale
Bad Times at the El Royale is a 2018 neo-noir thriller film set in a rundown hotel on the California–Nevada border, following a group of strangers whose dark secrets violently collide over the course of one night.
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B.
L'Appartement
L'Appartement is a 1996 French romantic thriller film that inspired the later American remake set in Wicker Park.
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C.
Hotel du Nord
Hotel du Nord is a classic 1938 French film directed by Marcel Carné, celebrated for its poetic realist style and iconic performances, including that of actress Annabella.
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D.
Le Crazy Horse de Paris
Le Crazy Horse de Paris is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its avant-garde, artistically choreographed nude dance performances and sophisticated light shows.
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E.
The Bellboy
The Bellboy is a 1960 slapstick comedy film written, directed by, and starring Jerry Lewis, known for its largely dialogue-free, gag-driven portrayal of a bumbling hotel bellhop.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: El Royale hotel Target entity description: El Royale hotel is a fictional, seedy mid-century motel straddling the California–Nevada border that serves as the tense, central location for the neo-noir thriller film "Bad Times at the El Royale."
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A.
Bad Times at the El Royale
Bad Times at the El Royale is a 2018 neo-noir thriller film set in a rundown hotel on the California–Nevada border, following a group of strangers whose dark secrets violently collide over the course of one night.
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B.
L'Appartement
L'Appartement is a 1996 French romantic thriller film that inspired the later American remake set in Wicker Park.
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C.
Hotel du Nord
Hotel du Nord is a classic 1938 French film directed by Marcel Carné, celebrated for its poetic realist style and iconic performances, including that of actress Annabella.
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D.
Le Crazy Horse de Paris
Le Crazy Horse de Paris is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its avant-garde, artistically choreographed nude dance performances and sophisticated light shows.
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E.
The Bellboy
The Bellboy is a 1960 slapstick comedy film written, directed by, and starring Jerry Lewis, known for its largely dialogue-free, gag-driven portrayal of a bumbling hotel bellhop.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional hotel
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fictional location ⓘ film setting ⓘ |
| aestheticDescription | seedy ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Bad Times at the El Royale ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleDepicted | mid-century modern-inspired roadside motel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
chance encounters
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moral ambiguity ⓘ secrets and surveillance ⓘ violence and crime ⓘ |
| borderStraddling |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
Nevada ⓘ |
| cinematicFunction | unifying space for intersecting storylines ⓘ |
| countryInFiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdForWorkBy | Drew Goddard ⓘ |
| diegeticFunction | single-location ensemble setting ⓘ |
| featuredInGenre | neo-noir thriller film ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | fictional ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Bad Times at the El Royale universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinct California and Nevada sides
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divided jurisdiction between two U.S. states ⓘ hidden corridor for surveillance ⓘ isolated roadside location ⓘ lobby ⓘ multiple guest rooms ⓘ retro mid-20th-century decor ⓘ two-tone floor marking state line ⓘ |
| hasOnscreenRepresentation | constructed film set ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
California–Nevada border ⓘ Nevada ⓘ |
| mediumOfAppearance | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central location
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primary setting ⓘ |
| settingStyle | mid-century ⓘ |
| settingType | motel ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 1960s ⓘ |
| toneContribution |
creates tense atmosphere
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enhances suspense ⓘ |
| usedFor |
character confrontations
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clandestine surveillance in the film’s plot ⓘ criminal activity in the film’s plot ⓘ flashback sequences ⓘ hostage situations ⓘ |
| visualMotif |
faded glamour of mid-century Americana
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hidden observation windows ⓘ state line running through building ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: El Royale hotel Description of subject: El Royale hotel is a fictional, seedy mid-century motel straddling the California–Nevada border that serves as the tense, central location for the neo-noir thriller film "Bad Times at the El Royale."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: El Royale hotel
linked to: El Royale hotel
subject linked to:
Darlene Sweet in Bad Times at the El Royale
linked to: El Royale hotel