1992 · comedy · thriller · drama
The Player
Directed by Robert Altman2h 4m1992
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
Our read: The Player (1992) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded comedy · thriller · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, steady, measured comedy / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
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“You enjoy Hollywood satire with a sly thriller pulse underneath.”
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