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Twenty Bucks (1993)

Twenty Bucks poster
Directed by
Keva Rosenfeld
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 66 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a single twenty dollar bill as it passes from one person to another in a city. Each new owner uses the bill differently which creates a series of linked stories.

quirkylightheartedepisodicreflectivewhimsicalseriocomicensemble-driven

What happens

Twenty Bucks is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Keva Rosenfeld and starring Linda Hunt, Brendan Fraser, Gladys Knight, Elisabeth Shue, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Lloyd, William H. Macy, David Schwimmer, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Spalding Gray. The film follows the travels of a $20 bill from its delivery via armored car in an unnamed American city through various transactions and incidents from person to person. For his performance, Christopher Lloyd won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male in 1994. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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