Hard Eight

1996

102 mins

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
82%
83%
Drama
Thriller

Philip Baker Hall and John C Reilly star in Paul Thomas Anderson's feature debut as gamblers—one a professional, the other... More

Philip Baker Hall and John C Reilly star in Paul Thomas Anderson's feature debut as gamblers—one a professional, the other a broke loser hoping to learn the tricks of the trade. It all seems to be going well until a cocktail waitress (Gwyneth Paltrow) walks into their lives. Co-stars Samuel L Jackson and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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Hard Eight | Ratings & Reviews

82_%51 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
83_%12,095 reviews
Audience score rating

"Gamblers live for the moment - for the next bet, the one that will take them over the top - and this gilt-edged noir contraption is an enjoyable wallow in life-is-a-craps-table existentialism."

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Entertainment Weekly

"It's done with such intelligence and feeling, and such a brilliant cast, that it grips our attention from first shuffle to last bet."

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Chicago Tribune

"Although it tries to be clever, knowing and gritty, Hard Eight is never more than boring."

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Total Film

"This first feature by writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson is impressive for its lean and unblemished storytelling, but even more so for its performances."

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