Snake Eyes (1998)

Directed by

Brian De Palma

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film, suspense film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 1,535 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a political assassination that happens during a boxing match in Atlantic City. He must untangle a web of lies and corruption among the people around him.

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What happens

Snake Eyes is a 1998 American mystery thriller film directed and produced by Brian De Palma. The film stars Nicolas Cage as Rick Santoro, a detective investigating a political assassination at a boxing match in Atlantic City, with supporting roles played by Gary Sinise, Carla Gugino, John Heard, Stan Shaw, Kevin Dunn, Joel Fabiani and Luis Guzmán. De Palma also devised the story with David Koepp, who was the sole writer of the screenplay. The musical score was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The film was released and produced by Paramount Pictures in North America and Buena Vista International (through Touchstone Pictures) internationally on August 7, 1998. The film garnered mixed reviews from critics, criticizing the film's story, writing and pacing while praising its style and the performances. It grossed $104 million worldwide against a $73 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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