On the Nickel poster

On the Nickel

You can find love in the most unusual places

7.0(4)19801h 36m1

Sam, a recovering alcoholic, feels dissatisfied with his life of sobriety and goes back in search of the good times he enjoyed with his wino friends on "the Nickel" of Los Angeles' skid row.

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Status
Released
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Box office
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Language
English
  • affectation
  • cynical
  • mourning
  • philosophical
  • introspective
  • inspirational
  • hopeful
  • melodramatic
  • sympathetic

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Director

Ralph Waite

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical8 May 1980
  • GermanyDE

    • TVWDR29 Apr 1982

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On the Nickel was released on 8 May 1980.

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