Big Brass Ring

Movie · Drama · Thriller

Like everybody else, Blake Pellerin (William Hurt) has a past. Unlike everybody else, he’s running for the Governor of Missouri, so his past is under intense scrutiny as he rushes from one appearance to the next. Blake handles it well, trading barbs with his opponent, while managing to maintain a strained relationship with his wife. When a reporter begins asking questions about Blake’s political mentor, Kim Mennaker (Hawthorne), Blake starts to get a little nervous. A strange note left in his room leads Blake to a meeting where he finds Mennaker intending to blackmail him with incriminating photos. Now Blake finds that there’s no one he can trust as his campaign and life unravel.

2000 · 1h 44m

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Big Brass Ring

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Like everybody else, Blake Pellerin (William Hurt) has a past. Unlike everybody else, he’s running for the Governor of Missouri, so his past is under intense scrutiny as he rushes from one appearance to the next. Blake handles it well, trading barbs with his opponent, while managing to maintain a strained relationship with his wife. When a reporter begins asking questions about Blake’s political mentor, Kim Mennaker (Hawthorne), Blake starts to get a little nervous. A strange note left in his room leads Blake to a meeting where he finds Mennaker intending to blackmail him with incriminating photos. Now Blake finds that there’s no one he can trust as his campaign and life unravel.

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Average 5.2
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Fresh 4
Rotten 3

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Studio
Screen Media
Released
2000
Run Time
1 hr 44 min
Rated
R For some graphic sexuality, and for language and some violence.
Region of Origin
United States

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.