Player, The

Player, The

1992

Certain that the anonymous threats he's been receiving are the work of David Kahane (Vincent D'Onofrio), producer Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins) tries to fix things over cocktails. Instead, Griffin ends up murdering the screenwriter and courting the dead man's girlfriend (Greta Scacchi). As police investigate, Griffin concentrates on a prestigious film that might reinvigorate his career. But he soon learns that David's demise hasn't been forgotten by everyone in Hollywood.

Now more than ever!

JBscale
89
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Crime
Length
2 hrs. 4 mins.
US Theatrical Release
May 8, 1992
US Box Office
$21,706,101 (#3278 of 7074)
Global Office
$28,876,701 (#2759 of 3929)
Rating
R
Restricted
Language, Some Sensuality

Collection Detail

Release Method
Criterion Collection #812 Digital Only
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Criterion
Released
May 24, 2016
Acquired Date
February 20, 2024
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins
Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi
Fred Ward
Fred Ward
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Peter Gallagher
Peter Gallagher
Brion James
Brion James
Cynthia Stevenson
Cynthia Stevenson
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent D'Onofrio
Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell
Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett
Dina Merrill
Dina Merrill
Angela Hall
Angela Hall
Leah Ayres
Leah Ayres
Paul Hewitt
Paul Hewitt
Randall Batinkoff
Randall Batinkoff
Jeremy Piven
Jeremy Piven
Gina Gershon
Gina Gershon

Directors

Robert Altman
Robert Altman

Producers

David Brown
David Brown
Michael Tolkin
Michael Tolkin
Nick Wechsler
Nick Wechsler

Writers

Michael Tolkin
Michael Tolkin

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
97%
Tomatometer
66 votes
RT Fresh Certified
84%
Popcornmeter
899 votes
METASCORE
86
20 votes
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
67,658 votes