# The Player (1992)

> A powerful Hollywood executive turns an accidental killing and a stream of threats into an unnervingly convenient career-saving narrative.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5491

## Facts

- Runtime: 124 min
- Genres: Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
- Director: Robert Altman
- Cast: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg, Peter Gallagher, Brion James, Cynthia Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105151/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, sardonic, irreverent, cinephile movie night, dark comedy night

## Synopsis

A Hollywood executive's life spirals into chaos after a fateful mistake leads to murder.

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