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68% Critic Match
Hard Eight
“If you stay in the game long enough, you'll see everything, win everything, and lose everything.”
6.8 / 10• 1997• 1h 42m•R• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Cast & Crew
Philip Baker Hall
Sydney
Lead
John C. Reilly
John
Gwyneth Paltrow
Clementine
Samuel L. Jackson
Jimmy
F. William Parker
Hostage
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Young Craps Player
NC
Nathanael Cooper
Restroom Attendant
WW
Wynn White
Waitress
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Thomas Anderson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hard Eight is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
