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Shade (2003)

Shade poster
Directed by
Damian Nieman
Genre
drama film, heist film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 265 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A trio of con artists plan to trick a famous poker player. They work together to pull off the elaborate heist.

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What happens

Shade is a 2003 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed and written by Damian Nieman and starring Stuart Townsend, Gabriel Byrne, Thandiwe Newton, Jamie Foxx, Melanie Griffith and Sylvester Stallone. The film follows a trio of grifters who attempt to set up a legendary card shark nicknamed "the Dean". The film had a limited release in the United States on May 7, 2004. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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