American Buffalo

"They had a plan. It wasn't worth a nickel."

1996 1h 28m EN

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5.4

MID

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72%

FRESH

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5.8

IMDB

★5.4TMDB · 73🍅72%Rotten Tomatoes★5.8IMDB · 4,222

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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Three inner-city losers plan a robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop.

“They had a plan. It wasn't worth a nickel.”

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Cast

Dustin Hoffman
Walt 'Teach' Teacher
Dennis Franz
Don 'Donny' Dubrow
Sean Nelson
Bob 'Bobby'

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Corrente
Writers: David Mamet
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Corrente, shot by Richard Crudo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Dustin Hoffman and Dennis Franz and Sean Nelson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They had a plan. It wasn't worth a nickel.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Corrente directs. Richard Crudo behind the camera. Thomas Newman scores. Kate Sanford cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Michael Corrente, shot by Richard Crudo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Thomas Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kate Sanford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dustin Hoffman and Dennis Franz and Sean Nelson carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They had a plan. It wasn't worth a nickel.".
9IMDB entry: tt0115530 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 16 themes, including "robbery", "gun", "loyalty", "diner".