Poolhall Junkies (2002)

Directed by

Mars Callahan

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 92 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young pool hustler tries to escape the control of his former mentor. He must play one last high stakes game of nine-ball against the mentor's new prodigy.

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What happens

Poolhall Junkies is a 2002 comedy-drama thriller film co-written, starring and directed by Mars Callahan. It is the story of a pool hustler who is opposed by his former mentor, with a new prodigy, in a climactic big-stakes nine-ball match. The film also features Chazz Palminteri, Rod Steiger (in his final film role), Michael Rosenbaum, Rick Schroder, Alison Eastwood and Christopher Walken. It received negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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