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Summary
In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Background watch
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 58
IMDb5.9
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.9/5
Box office
11%of its budget back
- Budget
- $24 M
- Worldwide
- $3 M
Worldwide it made back $3 M of the $24 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for dramas, −7 min on the typical 109
typical 109102Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 18 countries
Released
1997
October 10, 1997
29 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- 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 WatchBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 36 more56 people
- Wesley SnipesMax Carlyle
- Nastassja KinskiKaren
- Kyle MacLachlanVernon
- Ming-Na WenMimi Carlyle
- Robert Downey Jr.Charlie
- Marcus T. PaulkCharlie Carlyle
- Glenn PlummerGeorge
- Amanda DonohoeMargaux
Zoë NathensonMickey
Thomas Haden ChurchDon
Vincent WardNathan
John RatzenbergerPhil
Thomas KopacheMerv
Annabelle GurwitchMarie- NTNatalie TrottSaffron
John CalleyCharlie's Father
Susan BarnesMalinda- MJMichelle JonasMalissa
Mike FiggisHotel Clerk
Bill RaymondGridlock Taxi Driver
Julian SandsNurse Chris
Ione SkyeJenny
Saffron BurrowsSupermodel
Xander BerkeleyCharlie's Friend
Directing · 3
- Mike Figgis Director, Screenplay, Producer, Original Music Composer
- Gary Marcus First Assistant Director
- Ira Hurvitz Script Supervisor
Production · 5
- Robert Engelman Executive Producer
- Annie Stewart Producer
- Ben Myron Producer
- Nancy Foy Casting
- Michael De Luca Co-Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Declan Quinn Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- John Smith Editor
Sound · 1
- Dana Sano Music Supervisor
Art · 2
- Waldemar Kalinowski Production Design
- Florence Fellman Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Laura Goldsmith Costume Design
- Enid Harris Costume Design
Lighting · 1
- Frank Detone Jr. Rigging Grip
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