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Bates Motel

4.519871h 35mMovieHorrorDrama

A mentally disturbed man who roomed with the late Norman Bates at a psychiatric facility inherits the infamous Bates Motel after his death and attempts to fix it up as a respectable business.

DirectorRichard Rothstein
WriterRichard Rothstein
ProducersGeorge Linder·Ken Topolsky

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Cast · Directed by Richard Rothstein

BCBud Cort
Bud Cort
Alex West
LPLori Petty
Lori Petty
Willie
MGMoses Gunn
Moses Gunn
Henry Watson
GHGregg Henry
Gregg Henry
Tom Fuller
KHKhrystyne Haje
Khrystyne Haje
Sally
JBJason Bateman
Jason Bateman
Tony Scotti
KKKerrie Keane
Kerrie Keane
Barbara Peters
RPRobert Picardo
Robert Picardo
Dr. Goodman
KP
Kurt Paul
Norman Bates
LBLee de Broux
Lee de Broux
Sheriff
PDPeter Dobson
Peter Dobson
Billy Parks
PIPaula Irvine
Paula Irvine
Rebecca

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Bates Motel hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 23, 1987. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.