Movies and TvShows featuring "cheap-hotel" theme.

Lia, a retired teacher from Georgia, learns from her young neighbor, Achi, that her long-lost transgender niece, Tekla, has crossed the border into Turkey. In search of Tekla, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi, where they explore the hidden depths of the city.

Irma la Douce is a story about a policeman named Nestor who falls in love with a beautiful prostitute named Irma in the vibrant city of Paris. Nestor decides to change his life for Irma and disguises himself as a wealthy English lord to be her exclusive client. However, their relationship becomes complicated when jealousy and misunderstandings arise. Will Nestor be able to win Irma's heart and leave behind his life as a policeman?

Mystery Train is an anthology film consisting of three stories that are set in a Memphis hotel. The film follows the lives of various characters including a Japanese tourist, a widow, and a group of friends involved in a liquor store robbery. The stories are connected through the theme of intertwined lives and the city of Memphis itself.

A journalist fabricates a story about a local pimp in order to further his career, but the lie quickly spirals out of control when a murder trial becomes intertwined.

Jack and Jill, an aspiring actress and an advertising executive, meet and fall in love in New York City. They face challenges and betrayal as they try to make their relationship work amidst the fast-paced backdrop of the city.

City in Darkness is a gripping film about murder, espionage, and arms smuggling in the eve of World War II. It follows a comical sidekick and an Asian detective working together to uncover a conspiracy involving burglaries, forged passports, and crooked businessmen. Set against the backdrop of a blackout in Paris, the story takes thrilling twists and turns as the protagonists race against time to solve the mystery and prevent a catastrophic event.

After the death of his parents, 10-year-old Jackson Mayhew moves in with his Aunt. But when he befriends an elderly man, he begins to suspect that the old man is actually Santa Claus.

A couple in Manhattan becomes amateur sleuths when they suspect their neighbor of murder.

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick is about a goalkeeper who is sent off during a match for violently attacking an opponent. After his suspension, he roams around the city, engaging in violent altercations and encounters that reflect his personal feelings of disconnectedness. The film explores themes of violence, regret, and the psychological turmoil of the protagonist.

In Marseille, two musicians try to survive and make a living while facing challenges such as homelessness, illegal trafficking, hypochondria, and passionate love.

A Texan begins a cross-country journey in hope of finding the empty loft she keeps seeing in visions.

After being released from prison, a World War Two veteran named Rocky Mulloy seeks to clear his name in a plot involving murder, crime, and marital infidelity. With the help of his friend, Delong, and nightclub singer, Nancy, Rocky navigates through a dangerous web of deception and betrayal.

A woman becomes trapped in the middle of a feud between two men while attempting to free her younger brother from a life of petty crime.

Owner of salon catering to fat society dames must deal with a dull fiance, a romantic stranger, the jealous blond who loves him, and the lecherous husband of a client.

The Prophet Mimi tells the story of a tragedy-filled life, involving a repressive mother, childhood trauma, domestic violence, and an affair. Mimi, an evangelical preacher, finds herself in a cheap hotel, where she becomes involved in an investigation into murder and prostitution. Set in poverty-stricken Mexico, the film delves into the religious insanity and crazed strangler cases that haunt the local community.

In Torrid Zone, a wiseguy plantation overseer gets into all sorts of trouble in a banana republic, including flirting, shootouts, and revolution.

A single mother faces a housing crisis and must navigate through comedic and romantic scenarios. She also deals with theft, identity issues, and struggles to provide for her son. Along the way, she encounters a football coach, soccer players, and a doctor. Through a series of humorous situations, she finds love and learns important life lessons.

It is a sweltering day in Buenos Aires, Miserere square and the railway station are packed. Almost unnoticed, a group of guys prostitute themselves for little money. Their thoughts emerge, deadening the oppressive hustle and bustle of the square and the station. Miserere reveals an invisible problem: the prostitution of needy men in the big Latin American cities.

A young woman with a long rap sheet who steals cars for a living is befriended by a public defender who tries to steer her straight. But her goal is to steal and subsequently sell enough cars (sometimes the same car more than once) to buy a new Ferrari.

Hubert Hrabe, known as Smart Boy, is a Prague dandy who is always skirting the edge of the law. Like every likable rogue, he has a worthy adversary - Police Inspector Mourek, who has long been trying in vain to put him behind bars. However, this defender of justice, who is constantly trying to outsmart his "own" criminal, ends up becoming the victim of his own zeal while hunting forgers that are as good as any in Europe, as Hubert the Smart Boy, sets a trap for Mourek