Movie · Crime · Drama

Flighty cocktail waitress Gwyneth Paltrow disrupts the partnership of a professional gambler John C Reilly and his young protégé in this contemporary film noir. Las Vegas lowlife, including Samuel L Jackson's corrupt security guard, are put under the spotlight in this early offering from Paul Thomas Anderson, who went on to distinguish himself with Boogie Nights, Magnolia and There Will Be Blood. A riveting and impressively believable drama.

1997 · 1h 41m

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Flighty cocktail waitress Gwyneth Paltrow disrupts the partnership of a professional gambler John C Reilly and his young protégé in this contemporary film noir. Las Vegas lowlife, including Samuel L Jackson's corrupt security guard, are put under the spotlight in this early offering from Paul Thomas Anderson, who went on to distinguish himself with Boogie Nights, Magnolia and There Will Be Blood. A riveting and impressively believable drama.

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Average 6.8
Reviews 89
Fresh 73
Rotten 16

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Studio
Paramount Pictures
Released
1997
Run Time
1 hr 41 min
Rated
15
Region of Origin
United States
© 1996 RYSHER ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND GREEN PARROT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Danish (Denmark) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Finnish (Finland) , German (Germany) , Norwegian (Norway) , Portuguese (Brazil) , Portuguese (Portugal) , Spanish (Latin America) , Swedish (Sweden) , Turkish (Türkiye)

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.