Hard Eight (1996)
When good luck is a long shot, you have to hedge your bets.
poster Hard Eight

Country:United States, 101 minutes

Spoken languages:English

Genres:Drama, Crime

Director(s):Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer(s):Paul Thomas Anderson

Video Codec:Unknown

Number: 1441

Tomatometer:
80%
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IMDb Rating:
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7.2/10 (40.7K votes)

Certification:R

Storyline:
John has lost all his money. He sits outside a diner in the desert when Sydney happens along, buys him coffee, then takes him to Reno and shows him how to get a free room without losing much money. Under Sydney's fatherly tutelage, John becomes a successful small-time professional gambler, and all is well, until he falls for Clementine, a cocktail waitress and sometimes hooker.

Cast:
Philip Baker Hall (as Sydney), John C. Reilly (as John), Gwyneth Paltrow (as Clementine), Samuel L. Jackson (as Jimmy), Philip Seymour Hoffman (as Young Craps Player)

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.55:1