The Player

"Now More Than Ever!"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.5/10

71,299 votes

97/100

Fresh

86/100

Metascore

7.2/10

930 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Win

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 3 nominations

Nominated

Best Director

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Film Editing

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$8.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$21.7M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$21,706,101

United States

Profit

+$13.7M

ROI: +171%

Budget Recovery271% of budget

$0|Budget: $8.0M|Revenue: $21.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

49.2K

Daily Avg

819

7-Day Trend

-4%

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Wikipedia

Based On

The Player

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Malibu

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Story Setting

Set In

Los Angeles

Extended Crew & Production

Film Editing

Geraldine Peroni

Music / Score

Thomas Newman

Distributors

NetflixFine Line Features

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Player

Available in 24 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	Rakuten TV	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	Criterion Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaM

Germany12

Brazil16

South Korea18

Netherlands6

Norway15

+1 more countries

Production

Director

Robert Altman

Writers

Michael Tolkin, Michael Tolkin

Production Companies

Avenue PicturesSpelling EntertainmentAddis-Wechsler ProductionsFine-Line Productions

Cast

Tim Robbins

Griffin Mill

Greta Scacchi

June Gudmundsdottir

Fred Ward

Walter Stuckel

Whoopi Goldberg

Detective Avery

Peter Gallagher

Larry Levy

Brion James

Joel Levison

Cynthia Stevenson

Bonnie Sherow

Vincent D'Onofrio

David Kahane

Dean Stockwell

Andy Civella

Richard E. Grant

Tom Oakley

Sydney Pollack

Dick Mellen

Lyle Lovett

Detective DeLongpre

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