In this Robert Altman black comedy, Tim Robbins is a Hollywood studio executive being sent death threats by a writer...
In this Robert Altman black comedy, Tim Robbins is a Hollywood studio executive being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one? In true Altman style, The Player boasts a cracking ensemble cast, including Greta Scacchi, Dean Stockwell, Fred Ward, Peter Gallagher, and Richard E. Grant, and is written by Michael Tolkin (adapting his novel of the same name).
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97 %68 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
84 %20,751 reviewsAudience score rating
"Hilarious and heartless in about equal measure, and often at the same time."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"A masterly distillation of Tinseltown foibles which also works as a compelling moral thriller and a commentary on the cult of celebrity."
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BBC
BBC"(Altman) sticks it to every target, himself and us included, with a wicked zest that hurts only when you laugh."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"Few Hollywood satires have come close to matching the brilliance of The Player."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Mercilessly satiric yet good-natured... (an) enormously entertaining slam dunk..."
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Variety
Variety"(It's) supposed to be scathing, but the pleasure it affords is like what you get from watching the Oscars: celebrity spotting and in-jokes."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"The Player is a rare commodity. It's brilliant and a guilty pleasure."
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The Washington Post
The Washington PostThe Player | Details
- Rating
- M, Medium level coarse language, low level violence
- Runtime
- 124
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
