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29 Palms

R

2002

1h 33m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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5 Reviews

36%

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500+ Ratings

When a bag filled with money goes missing from a casino, the Hitman (Chris O'Donnell) must retrieve it. While he tracks the stash down, the bag changes hands numerous times, finding its way to the Drifter (Jeremy Davies) and the Waitress (Rachael Leigh Cook), among others. As the bag's journey continues, more characters, including the Cop (Michael Rapaport) and the Sheriff (Keith David), get drawn into the winding crime tale, and the search becomes increasingly desperate.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Sep 5, 2003

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Not a good date movie.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 16, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Sep 19, 2005

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Los Angeles Daily News

Rated: 1/4

Apr 9, 2004

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

a morass of stolen plot points

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 7, 2003

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Audience Member

Huge improvement over Leonardo Ricagni's terrible mainstream film debut, Johnny Suede. Michael Rappaport and Bill Pullman's offbeat characters make the film's whacked-out plot about a bag of money from a hitman's botched-job passing between many different characters. It tries to be like superior crime thrillers of the time by Guy Ritchie, QT and others.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Excellent writing and acting. It's very different from most of Hollywood movies. I'm stunned why it doesn't have good rating here.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

Probably my favourite movie of all time. Hard to believe everyone sees it as stupid, gimmicky and shallow. When I see this I get transported into the world of the movie and by turns feel partly eerie suspense, sympathetic nostalgia and humour at subtextual dialogue. A great movie that I like to re-watch once or twice a year.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

Am I the only one that actually enjoyed this movie, simple plot, not original, but very well executed, ehem....

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

A poorly made film. This plays like a bad copy of an even worse Tarrantino film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Despite a horrible career for Chris O'Donnell, 29 Palms was simply one of the most enjoyable movies I've seen in a long time. His performance along with a superb supporting cast consisting of Keith David (They Live, Marked for Death) Michael Rapaport (True Romance, Higher Learning) and Michael Lerner(For Richer For Poorer, Newsies) were perfect for this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Leonardo Ricagni

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Rachael Leigh Cook

The Waitress

Keith David

The Sheriff

Jeremy Davies

The Drifter

Michael Lerner

The Judge

Russell Means

The Chief

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Synopsis

When a bag filled with money goes missing from a casino, the Hitman (Chris O'Donnell) must retrieve it. While he tracks the stash down, the bag changes hands numerous times, finding its way to the Drifter (Jeremy Davies) and the Waitress (Rachael Leigh Cook), among others. As the bag's journey continues, more characters, including the Cop (Michael Rapaport) and the Sheriff (Keith David), get drawn into the winding crime tale, and the search becomes increasingly desperate.

Director: Leonardo Ricagni
Producer: J. Todd Harris, Bryan Lord, Marc Forby
Screenwriter: Tino Lucente
Production Co: George Street Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 15, 2017
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Surround

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