Hard Eight
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- Synopsis
- Before his commercial breakthrough with Boogie Nights (1997), writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson made this low-key drama. John (John C. Reilly), a half-bright loser stranded in Reno, is down to his last few bucks when Sydney (Phillip Baker Hall), ......
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- Director(s)
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Distributor(s)
- Samuel Goldwyn Company
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 96 min.
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The Onion (A.V. Club) | Keith PhippsAdd Critic to Favorites
One of the best films of the year.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | John AndersonAdd Critic to Favorites
Anderson, who makes as impressive a directing debut as has been seen in some time, creates a perfectly modulated mystery that doesn't even feel like one. It's a character play, and Hall, Reilly and Paltrow are so convincingly damaged they take on the properties of fine china.Read the full review
Variety | Joe LeydonAdd Critic to Favorites
Four excellent lead performances, vividly evoked ambience and a masterfully sustained mood of quiet desperation mark Sydney as an impressive piece of work.Read the full review
