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Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game

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Dr. Abe Mandelbaum moves into a nursing home and strikes up a friendship with Phil Nicoletti, a notorious gambler and womanizer. Their bond soon gets put to the test when they meet a nurse who thinks that her biological father lives in the home.
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Joe Leydon Variety Landau's performance here is a deftly calibrated thing of beauty, and it ranks among his finest work since his Oscar-winning turn as a frail Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton's "Ed Wood." Jan 12, 2018 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times The medical tidbits, however awkwardly presented, are the most distinctive aspects of the script. The flat direction, alas, is not the work of a filmmaker. Jan 11, 2018 Full Review Serena Donadoni Village Voice A compassionate portrayal of lives stripped down to bare essentials by aging, illness, and loss. Jan 9, 2018 Full Review Frank Ochieng ScreenAnarchy ...an impressive, nuanced drama that tugs at the heartstrings in witty, poignant fashion. Essentially, Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game is a nice farewell for Landau's long and distinguished career Rated: 3/4 Nov 14, 2018 Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall There's a simplicity to this film that makes it easy to watch, even if it never feels like it breaks the surface. Rated: 3/5 Apr 24, 2018 Full Review Alex Arabian Film Inquiry Abe & Phil's Last Poker Game boasts a trio of fantastic performances, particularly from Sorvino and Landau in one of his finest turns in his final film, and contains just enough laughs and dramatic themes to overcome Weiner's rookie missteps. Jan 29, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member It's never too late for life. That's touching! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent movie and perfectly executed Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Cleverly written and beautifully executed Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Moving film! Great comedic moments! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is pretty dreadfully bad. I’m not at all sure what other critics saw in it. It was all over the place. It’s painful. Painfully bad. Such awful writing. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/13/18 Full Review Audience Member Martin Landau does a good job of acting in a movie that revolves around an orphaned woman trying to find her father amongst medically impaired erection dysfunctional old men in a retirement home. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/18 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Dr. Abe Mandelbaum moves into a nursing home and strikes up a friendship with Phil Nicoletti, a notorious gambler and womanizer. Their bond soon gets put to the test when they meet a nurse who thinks that her biological father lives in the home.
Director
Howard Weiner
Producer
Peter Pastorelli, Marshall Johnson, Eddie Rubin, Howard Weiner
Screenwriter
Howard Weiner
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Production Co
Gravitas Ventures
Rating
R (Sexual Content and Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 12, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 12, 2018
Runtime
1h 25m
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