The Player (1992)

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A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

• Released: 1992-05-08
• Genres: Mystery, Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 4m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 1,007 votes

Directed by Robert Altman.

Top cast

• Tim Robbins as Griffin Mill
• Greta Scacchi as June Gudmundsdottir
• Fred Ward as Walter Stuckel
• Whoopi Goldberg as Detective Avery
• Peter Gallagher as Larry Levy
• Brion James as Joel Levison
• Cynthia Stevenson as Bonnie Sherow
• Vincent D'Onofrio as David Kahane
• Dean Stockwell as Andy Civella
• Richard E. Grant as Tom Oakley

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Where to watch The Player

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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