The Player

7.2 1992 Robert Altman 2h 4m
Mystery Drama Thriller Comedy Crime
The Player

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

Cast

Tim Robbins Tim Robbins Griffin Mill
Greta Scacchi Greta Scacchi June Gudmundsdottir
Fred Ward Fred Ward Walter Stuckel
Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg Detective Avery
Peter Gallagher Peter Gallagher Larry Levy
Brion James Brion James Joel Levison
Cynthia Stevenson Cynthia Stevenson Bonnie Sherow
Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent D'Onofrio David Kahane

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Vibes

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Double Feature Pairings

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