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Short Cuts
“From two American masters comes a movie like no other”
7.2 / 10• 1993• 3h 8m•R• English
DramaComedy
Storyline
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.
Cast & Crew
Andie MacDowell
Ann Finnigan
Lead
Bruce Davison
Howard Finnigan
Jack Lemmon
Paul Finnigan
Tim Robbins
Gene Shepard
Julianne Moore
Marian Wyman
Tom Waits
Earl Piggot
Lily Tomlin
Doreen Piggot
Fred Ward
Stuart Kane
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Altman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Short Cuts is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
