Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

Just the Ticket

Play trailer Poster for Just the Ticket R Released Feb 26, 1999 1h 55m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
23% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 38% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Gary Starke (Andy Garcia) is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda (Andie MacDowell), doesn't approve of his criminal lifestyle, though, and dumps him when she gets the opportunity to study cooking in Paris. Gary realizes that he has to give up scalping if he has any chance of winning her back. But before he does, he wants to cash out on one last big score. He gets his chance when the pope announces he'll be performing Easter Mass at Yankee Stadium.

Critics Reviews

View All (13) Critics Reviews
Xan Brooks Independent (UK) [Director Richard] Wenk's debut has a certain baggy energy, but it finally has too little to say, and spends too long saying it. Rated: 2/5 Mar 20, 2019 Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: D+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 1.5/4 Apr 5, 2002 Full Review Antonia Quirke Independent on Sunday The film works well when it is down on the street, spying on Gary doing his off-the-cuff stuff with real commuters, and Garcia is physically perfect for this kind of role. Mar 20, 2019 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole Chaming...the leads are splendid Rated: 3/5 Jul 11, 2003 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice An offbeat drama about miracles and love. Mar 3, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (22) audience reviews
Steve D Lame Romance with no humor. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Just The Ticket for Bittersweet Romance Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Like Andy and Andie is mmm , lovely movie with fine humor , not a surprising ending but beautifull , yes . SOMDVD Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member it was good to see Andy Garcia's young looking. do you think love can change people? could be a lot could be little for sure. but it is very hard to change people's personalities. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member ★★ (out of four) A stale and bland drama/comedy that features two likeable actors in the form of Andie MacDowell and Andy Garcia. The problem is the script. It never finds a way to make us care about the characters. Therefore the promise of them getting together doesn't matter. Garcia plays Gary Starke, a street hoodlum who makes his money by ripping off people with various schemes. His girlfriend Linda (MacDowell) has had enough of his crooked ways, so she packs up and heads to Paris to study cooking. Starke can't live without her so he attempts to change his ways in the hopes he can win her back. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/Zeppo1/JusttheTicket.jpg[/IMG] Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Another surprising film I've seen lately. You've probably never heard of this one: A ticket scalper (Andy Garcia) going nowhere in life figures he can turn his life around and win back his girlfriend by nabbing tickets to the Pope's address at Yankee Stadium. Yeah, I know. Still, give this one a chance, and you won't regret it. There's a freshness that is usually completely absent in most romantic comedies, ruined in part by an unbelievably bland MacDowell. Kudos to Garcia, though - you can't help but empathize and symapthize with his character. I mean, everybody wants proof that they exist. :) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
Just the Ticket

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All Cast and Crew

Richard Wenk

Director

Andy Garcia

Gary Starke

Andie MacDowell

Linda Palinski

Richard Bradford

Benny Moran

Laura Harris

Alice

Andre Blake

Casino

More Like This

View All Best Movies to Stream at Home
Seven Girlfriends 50% 53% Seven Girlfriends Watchlist Grosse Pointe Blank 82% 86% Grosse Pointe Blank Watchlist There's Something About Mary 84% 61% There's Something About Mary Watchlist TRAILER for There's Something About Mary Dog Park 36% 28% Dog Park Watchlist Snow Days 53% 63% Snow Days Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All Just the Ticket photos

Just the Ticket

Just the Ticket (1999) Just the Ticket (1999) Just the Ticket (1999) Just the Ticket (1999) Just the Ticket (1999) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Gary Starke (Andy Garcia) is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda (Andie MacDowell), doesn't approve of his criminal lifestyle, though, and dumps him when she gets the opportunity to study cooking in Paris. Gary realizes that he has to give up scalping if he has any chance of winning her back. But before he does, he wants to cash out on one last big score. He gets his chance when the pope announces he'll be performing Easter Mass at Yankee Stadium.
Director
Richard Wenk
Producer
Andy Garcia, Gary Lucchesi
Screenwriter
Richard Wenk
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating
R
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 26, 1999, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
May 1, 2001
Box Office (Gross USA)
$427.9K
Runtime
1h 55m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS