Big Fortune Hotel (2015): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2015, Big Fortune Hotel is a comedy, horror and mystery film directed by Stephan Yip Tin-Hang, running about 88 minutes.

What it’s about. Music Writer Limin was on a road trip in Malaysia. He came across an old mansion and decided to stay to write his unfinished song. Limin became acquainted to the writer Cow who was living in the mansion. By chance he rescued Tai and Dai, a couple who loved photography. The four had a lot of strange and humorous encounters in the mansion, and had even attracted the attention of the landlord as well as the mysterious Lung Poh and Xiaodie. Xiaodie was murdered 30 years ago. They were touched by her story and decided to help her solve the murder. They asked the help from private investigator Chiyuen but he refused. So they decided to investigate for new clues themselves and surprisingly found …

Who’s in it. Big Fortune Hotel stars Pakho Chau as Limin, Shiga Lin as Xiaodie, Lo Hoi-pang as Landlord and Tyson Chak as Cow, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Big Fortune Hotel has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Big Fortune Hotel page.

If you liked it. Fans of Big Fortune Hotel tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.