Hard Eight (1996)
- Directed by
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, neo-noir
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 993 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 grizzled gambler takes a homeless man under his wing and teaches him the tricks of the trade in the Las Vegas casinos. Their bond is tested when the younger man gets into trouble with a cocktail waitress and a dangerous local gangster.
tensemelancholicslow-burngrittyintimateatmosphericlow-keycharacter-driven
What happens
Hard Eight (originally titled Sydney) is a 1996 American crime film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson in his feature directorial debut, and starring Philip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Samuel L. Jackson. An expansion on Anderson's 1993 short film Cigarettes & Coffee, it follows the bond between a senior gambler and a homeless man. It premiered at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival. The film's title refers to a "hard eight," a wager in the casino game of craps that the shooter will roll two fours before a seven or any other combination totaling eight. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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