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62% Critic Match
Amateur
“Accountancy, Murder, Amnesia, Torture, Ecstasy, Understanding, Redemption”
6.2 / 10• 1994• 1h 45m•NR• English
CrimeComedyDrama
Storyline
A man wakes up in an alley, bleeding and with no memory of who he is. He stumbles into a coffee shop and is befriended by a charitable ex-nun who is failing in her attempts to write marketable pornography.
Cast & Crew
Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle
Lead
Martin Donovan
Thomas Ludens
Elina Löwensohn
Sofia Ludens
Damian Young
Edward, Jaque's Accountant
Chuck Montgomery
Jan, Jaque's Goon
DS
Dave Simonds
Kurt, Jaque's Goon
Pamela Stewart
Officer Patsy Melville
Erica Gimpel
Irate Woman
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hal Hartley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Amateur is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
