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
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IMDB 4.4 | Jul , 2009
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IMDB 5.4 | Dec , 1961
A guitar playing killer terrorizes a housewife while his partner robs the bank where her husband works.Days and Nights in the Forest
IMDB 6.9 | Jan , 1970
Four friends from Calcutta who have very different personalities make a holiday excursion into the country, to a tiny village in the state of Bihar where they set themselves up in a bungalow. A series of minor events, all connected to their respective reactions to their new environment, reveals their characters more deeply.The Phenix City Story
IMDB 6.6 | Jul , 1955
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IMDB 6.3 | Mar , 2007
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IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 2006
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IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1932
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IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 2009
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IMDB 6.2 | Jul , 1976
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IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1933
An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.Melvin and Howard
IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 1980
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IMDB 6.5 | Jun , 1993
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IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1926
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IMDB 5.8 | Sep , 2003
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IMDB 4 | Apr , 2005
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2026
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IMDB 4.5 | Mar , 1995
Annie's got a secret past she's eager to hide from her husband and her family. An iconclastic bounty hunter blackmails her to keep that past a secret. As the stakes increase, though, so do the ruthless and brutal actions of all those involved. Soon, deaths of some major players in the game change the stakes from dollars and cents to life and death.