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The Player (1992)

R ★ 7.2/10 124 min Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime United States English
Director: Robert Altman
Novel: Michael Tolkin
Screenplay by: Michael Tolkin
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Description

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

Trailer

Top 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

The Player Appears on 16 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Golden Globe Award For Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)
Golden Globe Awards #33

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #163
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #808
Essential Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #67
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #795
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #338

Critic Curated

Rolling Stone - 100 Greatest 90S Films
Rolling Stone #35
The Ringers The Rewatchables
The Ringer #250
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #407
Vulture's 50 Films To Watch First from The Criterion Collection
Vulture #36
Yahoos 100 Modern Classics
Yahoo Movies #09

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #754
Justine Triet's List Of 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #33

Letterboxd Lists

Showdown Babylon
Letterboxd Showdown #12
Showdown Cinema Paradiso
Letterboxd Showdown #14
Showdown Paths Of Glory
Letterboxd Showdown #19

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