Hard Eight (1997)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
If you stay in the game long enough, you'll see everything, win everything, and lose everything.
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
- Released: 1997-02-28
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Runtime: 1h 42m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 1,043 votes
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Top cast
- Philip Baker Hall as Sydney
- John C. Reilly as John
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Clementine
- Samuel L. Jackson as Jimmy
- F. William Parker as Hostage
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Young Craps Player
- Nathanael Cooper as Restroom Attendant
- Wynn White as Waitress
- Robert Ridgely as Keno Bar Manager
- Kathleen Campbell as Keno Girl
Where to watch Hard Eight
- United States: stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, JustWatch TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, JustWatch TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Super Channel Plus, Super Channel Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, JustWatch TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV
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