A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Casts Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, F. William Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Nathanael Cooper, Wynn White, Robert Ridgely, Kathleen Campbell
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Pacific Heights
A Diary of a Murderess
Groupe Flag: Vrai ou faux
A Very Long Engagement
Half Past Ten
Journey to Italy
All Stars
Birdcage Inn
Poverty and Other Delights
Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
Entrapment
Marlowe
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Memoirs of a Geisha
Reclaim Your Brain
Or (My Treasure)
Irina Palm
Lucky You
All That Divides Us
SIMILAR MOVIES
Pacific Heights
IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 1990
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.A Diary of a Murderess
IMDB 5.8 | May , 1975
A beautiful young woman sets her sights on an aging millionaire. She seduces him, and moves into his mansion with him. She soon tires of him, though, and after she gets rid of him, she goes after his son.Groupe Flag: Vrai ou faux
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2005
A Very Long Engagement
IMDB 7.3 | Oct , 2004
Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.Half Past Ten
IMDB 4 | Dec , 2008
An alcoholic married man discovers he has fallen out of love with his moody wife.Journey to Italy
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1954
This deceptively simple tale of a bored English couple travelling to Italy to find a buyer for a house inherited from an uncle is transformed by Roberto Rossellini into a passionate story of cruelty and cynicism as their marriage disintegrates around them.All Stars
IMDB 6.9 | May , 1997
Seven young men who played soccer together since their early youth grow apart and are forced to think about the nature of their friendship. In a comic way and a very Dutch setting, All Stars is about pregnant girlfriends and homosexuality, career plans and the power of parents.Birdcage Inn
IMDB 6.4 | Oct , 1998
Jin-a, a young prostitute, moves into a seaside motel called the Birdcage Inn, run by a dysfunctional family. Struggling with her circumstances and the family's treatment, she forms an unlikely bond with the daughter, Hye-mi. As they navigate love, betrayal, and personal growth, their friendship ultimately leads to a deeper understanding and a chance for redemption.Poverty and Other Delights
IMDB 7 | Nov , 1996
Marcel and Joseph are tireless walkers. Their itinerary is an invitation to discover improbable places and fascinating people. Everlastingly looking for Stanley, Marcel’s only friend, they meet an unlikely crowd of extravagant characters. Each has a story to tell, his hope to share.Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder
IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 1970
Ryotatsu, the wayward Priest blinded by Shinkai, the Wicked Priest, has his own story in this ultra-violent tale from the era of the Meiji Reconstruction. When a woman leaves her blind son at the Monastery, Ryotatsu is forced to teach the boy how to cope as a blind person in old Japan. When he takes the child with him on the road to find the boy's mother, they run afoul of not only yakuza gangsters, but some corrupt army officers have been trying to sway public opinion against the Satsuma rebels by posing as members of Saigo Takamori's group. It's a bloody mistake for them to underestimate the strength of the Blind Priest, and he'll make them pay with their lives!Entrapment
IMDB 6.2 | Apr , 1999
Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.Marlowe
IMDB 6 | Sep , 1969
Mysterious Orfamay Quest hires Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe to find her missing brother. Though the job seems simple enough, it leads Marlowe into the underbelly of the city, turning up leads who are murdered with ice picks, exotic dancers, blackmailed television stars and self-preserving gangsters. Soon, Marlowe's life is on the line right along with his case.Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard
IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 1967
In the third and final episode of the trilogy, Fantômas imposes a head tax on the rich, threatening to kill those who do not comply.Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
IMDB 7.2 | May , 1998
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.Memoirs of a Geisha
IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 2005
In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.Reclaim Your Brain
IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 2007
Frustrated, because he is forced to produce bad TV-shows, a manager of a TV-station, enters the station and manipulates the ratings, to initiate a TV-revolution.Or (My Treasure)
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2004
Or shoulders a lot: she's 17 or 18, a student, works evenings at a restaurant, recycles cans and bottles for cash, and tries to keep her mother Ruthie from returning to streetwalking in Tel Aviv. Ruthie calls Or "my treasure," but Ruthie is a burden. She's just out of hospital, weak, and Or has found her a job as a house cleaner. The call of the quick money on the street is tough for Ruthie to ignore. Or's emotions roil further when the mother of the youth she's in love with comes to the flat to warn her off. With love fading and Ruthie perhaps beyond help, Or's choices narrow.Irina Palm
IMDB 6.9 | Feb , 2007
Maggie, a quiet retiring grandmother, finds herself helpless as her grandson’s health deteriorates. When one last chance appears, but money is desperately short, Maggie acts to raise the cash in a fashion that surprises everyone but her.Lucky You
IMDB 5.6 | May , 2007
A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poker while simultaneously earning the affections of a beautiful Las Vegas singer.All That Divides Us
IMDB 5.5 | Nov , 2017
A middle-class house in the middle of nowhere. A council estate in Sète. A mother and daughter. Two childhood friends. A vanishing. Blackmail. A clash between two worlds.