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The Motel Life

They will do anything to find the truth
2013 | 95m | English

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A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.
Release Date: Nov 08, 2013
Director: Alan Polsky, Gabe Polsky
Writer: Noah Harpster, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Willy Vlautin
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Keywords sibling relationship, nevada, motel, on the run, hit, adult animation, run
Production Companies Polsky Films
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Emile Hirsch Frank
Stephen Dorff Jerry Lee
Dakota Fanning Annie James
Kris Kristofferson Earl Hurley
Joshua Leonard Tommy
Noah Harpster Al Casey
Garrett Backstrom Young Jerry Lee
Andrew Lee Young Frank
Nancy Youngblut Mom
Jenica Bergere Polly Flynn
Oren Skoog Barry Hurley
Hayes MacArthur Officer Cook
Scott MacArthur Officer Mori
Name Job
Noah Harpster Screenplay
David Holmes Original Music Composer
Roman Vasyanov Director of Photography
Fabienne Rawley Editor
Mary Vernieu Casting
Alan Polsky Director
Micah Fitzerman-Blue Screenplay
Louise Lovegrove Line Producer
Keefus Ciancia Original Music Composer
Lindsay Graham Ahanonu Casting
Juli Green Casting
Nicolas Pectol Art Direction
Jenelle Giordano Set Decoration
Michelle Kearns Makeup Department Head
Eric Schoonover Property Master
Kris Smith Script Supervisor
Willy Vlautin Novel
Hughes Winborne Editor
Ryan Warren Smith Production Design
Emma Potter Costume Supervisor
Kurt Swanson Costume Design
Bart Mueller Costume Design
Gabe Polsky Director
Danny Epper Stunt Coordinator
Tom Myers Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Name Title
Alan Polsky Producer
Ann Ruark Producer
Gabe Polsky Producer
Organization Category Person
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Rangan
5.0

**The story of two orphan and strongly bonded brothers.** I have been set eye on this for some time, but only now I been able to see it. It was not as good as I expected, but an okay film. The story of two brothers who were orphaned at very young age and since then they have never been parted as ... they promised to their mother. Now grown up to adult, one of them commits an accident and decides to run away with it. When the law makes the progress on the case that leads to them, what's now and how they fight it was focused in the rest. Very ordinary screenplay. Feels like a bit realistic, but there's nothing much happening at all. Thanks to those additional animations which actually lifted the film a bit. I loved those sequences over the real film. So this for the first directional film for the Polsky brothers and they were okay. I liked the cast of the brothers. apart from them there's no one that impressive. The romance was very weak, though only the ending was high. I don't know the novel, it was based on, but the film lacked some good scenes or the events. Not just one or two, but in many parts the film should have been better. They should have altered the storyline from the original source. Especially the fate of amputated brother was too intentional as story wanted to end other way around. It was all the sudden and ruined the rhythm. The film is not good for everyone's viewing, so I suggest you be a careful if you want to try it. _5/10_

May 16, 2024