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Hard Eight

1997·1h 41m·R
DramaCrime
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
59,794 votes
Metascore
78
Metacritic

A stranger mentors a young, troubled Reno gambler.

Hard Eight is a 1997 drama crime movie directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. Reilly. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 59,794 votes and runs 1h 41m.

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Director
Paul Thomas Anderson
Stars
Samuel L. Jackson
Gwyneth Paltrow
John C. Reilly
Philip Baker Hall
Creators
Paul Thomas Anderson
Details
1997-02-28
101 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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