Bates Motel

Bates Motel

1987 · 95 min · EN · 4.5 (68 votes)
Dir. Richard Rothstein · Starring Bud Cort, Lori Petty, Moses Gunn, Gregg Henry, Khrystyne Haje, Jason Bateman · Music J. Peter Robinson

“There's always room for one more.”

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A mentally disturbed man who roomed with the late Norman Bates at a psychiatric facility inherits the infamous Bates Motel after his death and attempts to fix it up as a respectable business.

VIBE

A slow descent into the unsettling legacy of Norman Bates. This TV movie feels like a forgotten relic, blending eerie atmosphere with a touch of camp and a melancholic exploration of inherited madness. It's a strange, spectral inheritance.

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