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Jerry and Tom (1998)

Jerry and Tom poster
Directed by
Saul Rubinek
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two men work at a used car dealership by day and kill people for money on the side. The movie follows their uneasy partnership and the growing tension between them as they go about their violent jobs.

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What happens

Jerry and Tom is a 1998 American black comedy crime film directed by Saul Rubinek in his directorial debut. The screenplay was adapted by Rick Cleveland from his own 1994 one-act play. The film stars Joe Mantegna and Sam Rockwell as contract killers who work at a used car dealership. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1998, and, after Miramax declined to release it theatrically, aired on Showtime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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