The Player
Mystery • R • 1992 • 2 hr 4 min
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Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher
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A must watch for hardcore film enthusiasts. Robert Altman is the master. You don’t want to blink during this movie!
Interesting mix of self reflexive show business and old fashioned thriller. Layered conversations and compositions add claustrophobia.
Altmanesque but acidic Hollywood satire from the perspective most able to call it out -- that of the screenwriter
Class oozes from every slick and perfect pore.
An often very funny send-up of Hollywood with an incredibly stacked cast, the pitch meeting scene is absolutely hilarious
Hollywood buffs and those interested in film studio workings will love it. Cameos galore. I liked the mystery but the payoff was limited.
Great satire from the mind of Robert Altman. Tim Robbin’s is perfectly cast, and one sees shades of Andy Dufresne in his performance
Good movie. Cynical as hell. Lots of cameos. Not bad.
One of the best movies about movies you’ll ever watch. The dialogue is so cynical and witty.
It's fine. In the words of Altman A very mild satire offending no one.
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