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52% Critic Match
Sonny
“His life was the morning after, until he decided to change the night before.”
5.2 / 10• 2002• 1h 50m•NR• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
New Orleans, 1981. Sonny Phillips, just discharged from the Army, returns home. The only life he's known is as a gigolo, working for his mother, but he wants to leave that behind. However, the job his Army buddy promised doesn't materialize, and he can't escape his past.
Cast & Crew
James Franco
Sonny
Lead
Brenda Blethyn
Jewel
Harry Dean Stanton
Henry
Mena Suvari
Carol
Nicolas Cage
Acid Yellow
Scott Caan
Jesse
Seymour Cassel
Albert
Brenda Vaccaro
Meg
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nicolas Cage's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sonny is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
