The Player

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About The Player

The Player is a 1992 English-language mystery, drama and thriller film directed by Robert Altman. The cast is led by Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward. It has a runtime of 2h 4m. Viewers rate it 7.2/10 across 1000 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel.

The Player was produced by Avenue Pictures, Spelling Entertainment, and Addis-Wechsler Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on May 8, 1992, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $8 million, it went on to gross $22 million worldwide.

Director

Robert Altman

Writers

Michael Tolkin

Release date

May 8, 1992

Original language

English

Age rating

R

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Budget

$8 million

Box office

$22 million

Production

Avenue Pictures, Spelling Entertainment, Addis-Wechsler Productions

The Player cast & crew

The Player was directed by Robert Altman and written by Michael Tolkin.

The cast features 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, and Brion James as Joel Levison.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Thomas Newman, cinematography is by Jean Lépine, and it was produced by Cary Brokaw and David Brown.

Is The Player worth watching?

The Player holds an audience score of 7.2/10 from 959 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed mystery films.

At 2h 4m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy mystery, drama, and thriller, The Player is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Player

In United States, you can stream The Player on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, and HBO Max, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

Streaming rights change country by country and month by month, so the options above reflect United States today — switch your country at the top of the where-to-watch section to see availability elsewhere.

Cast of The Player

Tim Robbins

Griffin Mill

Greta Scacchi

June Gudmundsdottir

Fred Ward

Walter Stuckel

Whoopi Goldberg

Detective Avery

Peter Gallagher

Larry Levy

Brion James

Joel Levison

Cynthia Stevenson

Bonnie Sherow

Vincent D'Onofrio

David Kahane

Dean Stockwell

Andy Civella

Richard E. Grant

Tom Oakley

Sydney Pollack

Dick Mellen

Lyle Lovett

Detective DeLongpre

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