Mystery Train
1989 · Movie · R · 106 min · ★ 7.3 · 85% critics
Over one night in Memphis, a rundown hotel becomes a crossroads for strangers: travelers chasing the roots of rock ’n’ roll, a grieving visitor forced to stay over, and a trio of bungling locals looking for a place to disappear. Their paths don’t fully meet, but shared spaces, repeated details, and music link the stories into one offbeat snapshot of the city.
Also known as One Night in Memphis
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Details
- Years
- 1989
- Release date
- 1989-09-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (507 votes)
- Box office
- $1,541,218
- Budget
- $2,800,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like low-key, character-driven night stories with deadpan humor, repeating details, and a Memphis rock ’n’ roll mood, similar to Stranger Than Paradise or Night on Earth; Not for you if you need fast pacing and a tight, eventful plot.
Pros: quirky three-part structure; dry, offbeat humor; Memphis music atmosphere | Cons: very slow pacing; thin overall plot; some unlikeable characters
Themes
- hotel room
- memphis, tennessee
- cheap hotel
- episodic movie
Cast & crew
Youki Kudoh
as Mitsuko
Masatoshi Nagase
as Jun
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
as Night Clerk
Cinqué Lee
as Bellboy
Nicoletta Braschi
as Luisa
Elizabeth Bracco
as Dee Dee
Joe Strummer
as Johnny
Rick Aviles
as Will Robinson
Steve Buscemi
as Charlie
Tom Noonan
as Man in Diner
Directed by Jim Jarmusch