The Big Town (1987)
- Directed by
- Harold Becker
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 60 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young gambler arrives in Chicago to make his fortune. He gets involved with two women, one of them married to a dangerous man.
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What happens
The Big Town is a 1987 American neo-noir thriller film about a young man who comes to the big city to work as a professional gambler, in the process becoming romantically involved with two women—one of whom is already married. The film was directed by Ben Bolt and Harold Becker (uncredited) and it stars Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, and Tommy Lee Jones. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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