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The Player

Now More Than Ever!

7.2(1,001)19922h 4m7

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

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Status
Released
Budget
$8M
Box office
$21.7M
Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • homicide
  • movie business
  • blackmail
  • screenwriter
  • hollywood
  • death threat
  • movie mogul
  • movie studio
  • studio executive
  • appreciative
  • baffled

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

United States of America

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereCleveland International Film Festival3 Apr 1992
    • TheatricalR8 May 1992
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1526 Jun 1992
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM25 Jun 1993
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical168 May 1992
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival 9 May 1992
    • Theatrical13 May 1992
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical122 Jul 1992
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical14 Nov 1992
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical61 Oct 1992
    • Physical6DVD15 Nov 2007
    • TV6Net 55 Oct 2008
  • NorwayNO

    • Theatrical158 Aug 1992
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical186 Feb 1993
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical1514 Aug 1992
  • TürkiyeTR

    • Theatrical20 Nov 1992

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The Player was released on 8 May 1992.

Audience reviews

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  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    6/9/2024

    10/10

    **A remarkable work.** This is one of those films that I decided to watch without having a clear idea of ​​what I was going to find. I know that there are many people who like to know, read and even watch the trailers to decide what to watch, and I also do this moderately, but one of the sensations I like most in the cinematic experience is surprise, that feeling of pleasure, difficult to describe, that happens wh…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    3/5/2025

    7/10

    It’s the job of “Griffin” (Tim Robbins) to secure good storylines for his Hollywood studio and he’s good at filtering out the wheat from the chaff. The thing is, though, he’s getting on a bit and there are rumours abounding that he is on his way out. When “Levy” (Peter Gallagher) arrives from an erstwhile competitor, the writing looks more like it’s on the wall than on the page. He’s also been having some difficultie…

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