The Motel
2005, English. Directed by Michael Kang.
Out of Place in the Middle of Nowhere.
Thirteen-year-old Ernest Chin lives and works at a sleazy hourly-rate motel on a strip of desolate suburban bi-way. Misunderstood by his family and blindly careening into puberty, Ernest befriends Sam Kim, a self-destructive yet charismatic Korean man who has checked in. Sam teaches the fatherless boy all the rites of manhood.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 24 January 2005
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Michael Kang
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The Motel runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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The Motel isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free or rent it or buy it online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Motel?
If you liked The Motel, try The House of Tomorrow, Almost Friends, CQ.
Who directed The Motel?
The Motel (2005) was directed by Michael Kang and stars Jeffrey Chyau, Sung Kang, Jade Wu.