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Hard Luck (2006)

Hard Luck poster
Directed by
Mario Van Peebles
Genre
action film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
18
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 81 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former criminal and drug dealer just out of prison gets caught up in a series of dangerous events. He tries to stay out of trouble but keeps running into more problems.

tensegrittypacydarkedgysuspensefulnoir-ish

What happens

Hard Luck is a 2006 American thriller film written, produced and directed by Mario Van Peebles, who also co-stars in the film. The film stars Wesley Snipes, Jacquelyn Quinones, Cybill Shepherd, James Liao and Bill Cobbs. The film was released direct-to-DVD in the United States on October 17, 2006. Hard Luck features a collaboration between Wesley Snipes, Mario Van Peebles and Bill Cobbs. It reunited the trio for the first time since 1991's New Jack City. Wesley Snipes played Lucky, a down on his luck former criminal and drug dealer whose post prison trials and tribulations take him on a wild adventure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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