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Simpatico

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Carter receives a collect call from Vinnie, and a dark event from the past threatens to destroy his current success. Once a good friend of Carter's, Vinnie is now a deluded barfly living in a small town in California. He has gotten himself into trouble and calls Carter to bail him out before the truth about their past - their involvement in a horse racing scam which resulted in the ruin of an innocent man - comes to light.
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Critics say Simpatico's lengthy plot is too unfocused; the movie becomes confusing and tedious to watch.

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Globe and Mail Rated: 2/4 Mar 22, 2002 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Simpatico is a long slog through perplexities and complexities that disguise what this really is: the kind of B-movie plot that used to clock in at 75 minutes on the bottom half of a double bill. Rated: 1.5/4 Feb 14, 2001 Full Review Jane Sumner Dallas Morning News First-time feature director Matthew Warchus can't keep the plot from bewildering and even distancing the viewer. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com With the cast and the pulpy neo-noir storyline, one would never suspect that the film is the crushing bore that it is. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 7, 2009 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film This is an engaging movie, which shows its theatrical origins, both positively and negatively. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 31, 2007 Full Review Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Nolte and Bridges have too much talent to play their uninspired characters. Rated: 2/4 Jun 19, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Geke g Miraculo and perfecto at the same time Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review Munkhchimeg T So moving, heartfelt and thoughtful. Has very good atmosphere and on point. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review Bahad j I felt like the characters in this movie could feel the happiness and difficulties that they faced in real life. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review Georgan G An unusual crime drama about blackmail & confidence games. We watch as current day middle agers think back to youth. In the end it's all about starting all over, again. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/05/24 Full Review Audience Member I enjoyed the movie more than most because I'm from Lexington and can relate to the Thoroughbred industry. I can see how viewers without knowledge and familiarity of the region and traditions would get lost in the story line. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Really quite an interesting little story. With great actors. But too long drawn out. And a really bad ending, that leaves everything up in the air..and is not worth the wait. Give this one a miss. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Matthew Warchus

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Nick Nolte

Vinnie

Jeff Bridges

Carter

Sharon Stone

Rosie

Catherine Keener

Cecilia

Albert Finney

Simms

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Synopsis Carter receives a collect call from Vinnie, and a dark event from the past threatens to destroy his current success. Once a good friend of Carter's, Vinnie is now a deluded barfly living in a small town in California. He has gotten himself into trouble and calls Carter to bail him out before the truth about their past - their involvement in a horse racing scam which resulted in the ruin of an innocent man - comes to light.
Director
Matthew Warchus
Producer
Jean-François Fonlupt, Dan Lupovitz, Timm Oberwelland
Screenwriter
Matthew Warchus, David Nicholls, Sam Shepard
Distributor
Fine Line Features
Production Co
Zeal Pictures, Emotion Pictures, Kingsgate Films
Rating
R (Sexuality|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 4, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 8, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$902.1K
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS, Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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