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Hard Eight

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 42m
  • 78

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Producer:

Robert Jones, John S. Lyons

Release Date:

Feb 28, 1997

Runtime:

1hr 42m

Synopsis

Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine.

Cast

  • 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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Metacritic

78
metacritic
Based on 14 Critics
6.5

USER SCORE (89)

Generally favorable reviews based on 89 Reviews
75

We accept the sincerity and altruistic motives of the aging loner he (Philip Baker Hall) portrays in this consciously spare Nevada-set sleeper. [13 March 1997, p. 8D]

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Metacritic review by Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
67

Hall, one of our least appreciated great actors, is mesmerizing as Sydney.

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Metacritic review by Russell Smith
Russell Smith
Austin Chronicle
88

Movies like Hard Eight remind me of what original, compelling characters the movies can sometimes give us.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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