If you loved The Grand Budapest Hotel, try The Royal Tenenbaums

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Royal Tenenbaums has roughly 3.2× fewer votes than The Grand Budapest Hotel — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Wes Anderson, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Grand Budapest Hotel, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Royal Tenenbaums is

This film gathers a dysfunctional family. The Tenenbaums reunite after two decades apart. It ends up a quirky family portrait.

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