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The Cooler

2003Movie1 h 41 minR

68

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68

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Summary

Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow, is happy with the arrangement. But Bernie finds unexpected happiness when he begins dating attractive waitress Natalie Belisario.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Drop-in friendly

Where to watch

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Fingerprint

Feels like real life.
Breaks your heart.
Makes you fall for them.
Leaves you longing.

Not for laughs or scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 69Audiences 69GoodWatch 69
Metascore69
IMDb6.9
User score6.8
Box office
2.6×its budget
Budget
$4 M
Worldwide
$10 M
Worldwide it earned $6 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for romances, −6 min on the typical 107
typical 107101
Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 23 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
+13
Released
2003
November 26, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
RomanceDrama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityMild
Dark themesModerate
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 38
Directing · 5
Wayne Kramer Director, Screenplay, Storyboard Artist
Richard L. Fox First Assistant Director
Casey Mako Second Second Assistant Director
Rebecca Poulos Script Supervisor
Heather Grierson Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
Frank Hannah Screenplay
Production · 14
Alessandro Camon Executive Producer
Brett Morrison Executive Producer
Edward R. Pressman Executive Producer
Joe Madden Executive Producer
Robert Gryphon Executive Producer
John Schmidt Executive Producer
Camera · 2
James Whitaker Director of Photography
Jim Sheldon Still Photographer
Editing · 3
Arthur Coburn Editor
Derek Vaughn Assistant Editor
Stephen R. Sheridan Color Timer
Sound · 14
Mark Isham Original Music Composer
Scott Hecker Supervising Sound Editor
Byron Wilson Supervising Sound Editor
Jon Taylor Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Howard London ADR Mixer
John Sievert Foley Artist
Art · 7
Toby Corbett Production Design
Travis Zariwny Set Dresser
Alice Baker Set Decoration
Blake Busby Title Designer
Terry Hargis Leadman
Erin Fite Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 8
Kristin M. Burke Costume Design
Carol Strong Key Makeup Artist
Daniel Curet Key Hair Stylist
Molly Grundman-Gerbosi Key Costumer
Heather Cummings Assistant Makeup Artist
Heidi Higginbotham Costume Supervisor
Visual Effects · 4
Michael Adkisson Visual Effects Supervisor
Andrew Midgley Visual Effects Producer
Phillip Palousek Visual Effects Coordinator
Jeremy Oddo Senior Animator
Other crew · 3
Noon Orsatti Stunt Coordinator
Robin Bonaccorsi Stunt Double
Diana Tauder Post Production Supervisor

Tropes

Metaphorgottenin 297 titlesShelly lets off a long one to rant about the new-style entertainment casinos as opposed to the old-school gambling dens.Idealized Sexin 119 titlesThe movie goes out of its way to avert this. The first time Natalie and Bernie have sex, he's a one-pump chump (because it's been years).All 85 tropes

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