Summary
A collection of intersecting short stories set in early 1980s Los Angeles, depicts a week in the lives of an assortment of socially alienated, mainly well-off characters who numb their sense of emptiness with casual sex, violence, and drugs.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
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- You want to half-watch while scrolling
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+29)
Critics 17Audiences 46GoodWatch 31
Metascore20
Tomatometer13%
User score6.9
IMDb4.9
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings2.4/5
Audience score18%
Box office
2%of its budget back
- Budget
- $18 M
- Worldwide
- $382 K
Worldwide it made back $382 K of the $18 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for dramas, −11 min on the typical 109
typical 10998Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 9 more
Released
2008
November 5, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
DramaCrimeThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Germany
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 24 more32 people
- Billy Bob ThorntonWilliam Sloan
- Kim BasingerLaura Sloan
- Jon FosterGraham Sloan
- Amber HeardChristie
- Winona RyderCheryl Moore
- Mickey RourkePeter
- Rhys IfansRoger
- Chris IsaakLes Price
Austin NicholsMartin
Lou Taylor PucciTim Price
Mel RaidoBryan Metro
Brad RenfroJack
Theo RossiSpaz
Cameron GoodmanSusan Sloan
Aaron HimelsteinRaymond
Jessica StroupRachel
Peter ScanavinoLeon
Angela SarafyanMary
Simone KessellNina Metro
Katy MixonPatty- FCFernando ConsagraBruce
Suzanne FordBruce's Mother- MAMilena ArangoMiss Nebraska
Valentina GarciaThe P.A.
Directing · 2
- Gregor Jordan Director
- Pablo Ramos Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Bret Easton Ellis Screenplay, Author, Executive Producer, Producer
- Nicholas Jarecki Screenplay, Executive Producer
Production · 7
- Jere Hausfater Executive Producer
- Brian Young Executive Producer
- Vanessa Coifman Executive Producer
- Marco Weber Producer
- John Papsidera Casting
- Miggel Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Petra Korner Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Robert Brakey Editor
Sound · 1
- Christopher Young Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Cecilia Montiel Production Design
- Kathy Orlando Set Decoration
- Nick Ralbovsky Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Sophie de Rakoff Costume Design
- Annie Bloom Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Kelley Ray Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 1
- Brad Renfro In Memory Of
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