Simpatico

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Simpatico

R

2000

1h 46m

Comedy

Drama

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59 Reviews

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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 Consensus

Critics say Simpatico's lengthy plot is too unfocused; the movie becomes confusing and tedious to watch.

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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

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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

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Michael Atkinson

Village Voice

It's a shame Nolte and Bridges weren't cast as brothers, because the two have similar rumpled-suede faces and irritated-bark delivery.

Jan 1, 2000

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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

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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

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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

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Madam D

The actors were terrific, but the plot makes no sense. Why would people go from poor to rich (or a chance at it) but decide to stay poor?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/23/25

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Geke g

Miraculo and perfecto at the same time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/11/24

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Munkhchimeg T

So moving, heartfelt and thoughtful. Has very good atmosphere and on point.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/11/24

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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

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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

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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

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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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