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Playing By Heart

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Playing By Heart (1998)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:21

Rotten:12

Average Rating:6.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A sprawling cast come together to tell this tale of romance and love in the 90's. The ensemble players discuss love and relationships throughout the film, and by the end of the picture, everyone... A sprawling cast come together to tell this tale of romance and love in the 90's. The ensemble players discuss love and relationships throughout the film, and by the end of the picture, everyone has learned a valuable lesson: never give up on love. A touching romantic drama with several entertaining twists. [More]

Starring: Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, Angelina Jolie

Starring: Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Edwards, Jay Mohr, Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Quaid, Gena Rowlands, Jon Stewart, Madeleine Stowe

Director: Willard Carroll

Director: Willard Carroll
Screenwriter: Willard Carroll
Producer: Willard Carroll, Meg Liberman, Tom Wilhite
Composer: John Barry

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Lael Loewenstein
Lael Loewenstein
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A very slight and inoffensive movie. It's a lot like L.A. itself, all surface, soothing and warm.

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Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

The dozen or so lead characters of Playing By Heart fear silence the way Biblical people feared locusts.

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03/19/03
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
Nick's Flick Picks

An underrated, dreamy drama about love, lust and infidelity amongst inter-connected Los Angeleans. Jolie rises to the challenge.

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Shannon J. Harvey
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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

A heavily mixed bag; high points come with Jon Stewart's sweet courtship of Gillian Anderson and a brilliant turn from a young unknown named Angelina Jolie.

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