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Tropico, California is a desert town in the middle of nowhere where nothing ever happens...that is until a botched robbery leaves Nick (Alessandro Nivola) 48 hours to pay up or die. Desperate, Nick and his girlfriend Lissa (Reese Witherspoon) undertake drastic measures to get their hands on some fast cash. Nick is running out of time when his old friend Bryce (Josh Brolin) comes back to town, a seemingly easy mark who holds the ticket to the couple's salvation. Before long, Nick, Lissa, and Bryce find themselves entwined in a dangerous web of betrayal and seduction that could either save their lives or get them killed.

1999 · 1h 32m
  • 43%
Director Mike Barker

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Tropico, California is a desert town in the middle of nowhere where nothing ever happens...that is until a botched robbery leaves Nick (Alessandro Nivola) 48 hours to pay up or die. Desperate, Nick and his girlfriend Lissa (Reese Witherspoon) undertake drastic measures to get their hands on some fast cash. Nick is running out of time when his old friend Bryce (Josh Brolin) comes back to town, a seemingly easy mark who holds the ticket to the couple's salvation. Before long, Nick, Lissa, and Bryce find themselves entwined in a dangerous web of betrayal and seduction that could either save their lives or get them killed.

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Average 5.7
Reviews 21
Fresh 9
Rotten 12

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Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
1999
Run Time
1 hr 32 min
Rated
R For language.
Content Advisories
Language, Suggestive Dialogue, Violence
Region of Origin
United States
© 1999 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.