Four Dogs Playing Poker

2000 1h 38m EN

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4.2

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★4.2TMDB · 17

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Synopsis

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With the help of their mentor Felix, a group of the best friends and first-time thieves steal a valuable statuette for a ruthless black market art dealer. After the amateurs botch the delivery of the objet d'art, the dealer kills Felix and forces the remaining four to "find" $1 million within a week's time or face certain death.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tim Curry
Felix
Balthazar Getty
Julian
Olivia Williams
Audrey
Stacy Edwards
Holly
Daniel London
Kevin
Octavia Spencer
Waitress
John Taylor
Dick
George Lazenby
Carlo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul Rachman
Writers: William Quist, Shawn David Thompson
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paul Rachman, shot by Claudio Rocha. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Brian Tyler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Conrad M. Gonzalez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Tim Curry and Balthazar Getty and Olivia Williams carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0160289 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paul Rachman directs. Claudio Rocha behind the camera. Brian Tyler scores. Conrad M. Gonzalez cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Directed by Paul Rachman, shot by Claudio Rocha. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Brian Tyler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Conrad M. Gonzalez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tim Curry and Balthazar Getty and Olivia Williams carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0160289 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.