Movies Like Hotel Coolgardie (2016)

Hotel Coolgardie is a 2016 documentary film from Pete Gleeson with a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Wake in Fright and The Royal Hotel.

Documentary

Wake in Fright

1971

A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

7.3

MagicScore

The Royal Hotel

2023

After running out of money while backpacking in a tiny, male-dominated town in the Australian outback, two friends resort to a working holiday at the Royal Hotel. When the locals' behavior starts crossing the line, the girls find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation that grows rapidly out of their control.

5.4

MagicScore

Hotel Transylvania 2

2015

When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.

6.8

MagicScore

Grand Hotel

1932

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

7.0

MagicScore

Flesh and Bone

1993

Haunted by memories of his father murdering a family, Arlis Sweeney prefers to keep to himself, focusing his energy on his work. One day, the traumatic past that eats away at him returns when he meets Kay Davies, a woman connected to the bloody event. Against all odds, Arlis and Kay fall in love; however, when his father, Roy, reappears in his life -- with the coldhearted Ginnie in tow -- Arlis must deal with his past demons.

6.0

MagicScore

The Old Oak

2023

A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.

7.2

MagicScore

Kes

1970

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence.

7.4

MagicScore

Moloch

2022

Betriek lives at the edge of a peat bog in the North of the Netherlands. When she and her family are attacked by a random stranger one night, Betriek sets out to find an explanation. The more she digs, the more she becomes convinced that she is being hunted by something ancient.

6.0

MagicScore

Crocodile Dundee

1986

When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a recipe for good-natured comedy as naïve Dundee negotiates the concrete jungle. He proves that his instincts are quite useful in the city and adeptly handles everything from wily muggers to high-society snoots without breaking a sweat.

6.4

MagicScore

#10

The Dressmaker

2015

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

Husbands

1970

A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave the country together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be short-lived.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

2010

In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists in the village over a period of a year. The natives, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries, keep living their lives according to their own cultural traditions.

7.3

MagicScore

#13

Lolita

1962

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's teenaged daughter.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

3:10 to Yuma

1957

Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

Insomnia

2002

Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Kingdom of the Spiders

1977

Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that his town lies in the path of hordes of migrating tarantulas. Before he can take action, the streets are overrun by killer spiders, trapping a small group of townsfolk in a remote hotel.

5.6

MagicScore

#17

When a Man Comes Home

2007

A small provincial town is buzzing with excitement: the town´s most illustrious son, a world-famous opera singer, is coming home. Meanwhile, Sebastian, a kitchen boy who is as good as married, falls head over heels in love with the new maid, Maria. Their love affair, along with rumours that the opera singer and the kitchen boy are related, turns the town upside down, threatening to ruin everyone´s high expectations and the opera singer´s triumphant return.

4.9

MagicScore

#18

Vacancy

2007

A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and find hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film.

6.3

MagicScore

#19

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg

1928

A young prince falls in love with a beautiful barmaid while at university in old Heidelberg.

7.3

MagicScore

#20

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1941

Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Hotel Coolgardie?

The top films similar to Hotel Coolgardie by MovieMagicScore are Wake in Fright (7.3), The Royal Hotel (5.4), Hotel Transylvania 2 (6.8). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Hotel Coolgardie worth watching?

Hotel Coolgardie holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.5/10 from 23 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Hotel Coolgardie?

Hotel Coolgardie (2016) is a documentary film directed by Pete Gleeson, starring Nicolina, Stephanie, Peter Coffey.

Where can I find more recommendations like Hotel Coolgardie?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more documentary recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Hotel Coolgardie

This ranked list pairs Hotel Coolgardie (2016), a documentary film from Pete Gleeson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Nicolina take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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