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Hard Eight

Feb 28, 1997 | IMDB 6.8

102 min Watch Now

Drama, Crime

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

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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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