Albino Alligator (1996)

Directed by

Kevin Spacey

Genre

drama film, crime film, neo-noir

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 167 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three small-time criminals flee a botched robbery and take hostages in a bar while surrounded by police. The situation grows more desperate as tensions rise among the captors and their captives.

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What happens

Albino Alligator is a 1996 American crime thriller film. The directorial debut of Kevin Spacey as well as the screenwriting debut of Christian Forte, it stars Matt Dillon, Faye Dunaway, and Gary Sinise. It tells the story of three small-time criminals who take hostages after being cornered by the police. The title refers to an anecdote told in the film, claiming that alligators will use an albino among them as sacrifice, so that the opposing alligators will be distracted and become prey themselves. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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