Playing God 1997
“Joining this deadly underworld was easy. But getting out... deadly!”
What is Playing God?
Topic: Film "Playing God" (1997). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1997
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Release date
- Oct 17, 1997
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Touchstone Pictures, Beacon Pictures
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Revenue
- $4,166,918
- Genres
- Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
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At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 5.6/10 from 129 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~94 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Touchstone Pictures, Beacon Pictures
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Title: Playing God
Year: 1997
Release Date: 10/17/1997 (US)
Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime (also described as American dramatic crime thriller)
Runtime: 1h 34m
Director: Andy Wilson
Writer: Mark Haskell Smith
Cast: David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, Angelina Jolie
Plot: Dr. Eugene Sands, a famed LA surgeon, is stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines. He abandons his former life and crosses paths with Raymond Blossom, an infamous counterfeiter. Sands is employed as a gunshot doctor for Blossom's associates who cannot risk visiting a hospital. He becomes entangled in the criminal world and the boss's girlfriend.
Playing God is a 1997 American dramatic crime thriller film directed by Andy Wilson
Should you watch it?
“A disgraced surgeon finds himself pulled into a dangerous criminal underworld.”
- Follows a former Los Angeles surgeon who loses his license after operating while high.
- Explores the high-stakes world of criminal associates and counterfeiters.
- Features intense drama and action within a thrilling crime narrative.
- The film involves dark criminal themes that may not appeal to viewers seeking lighthearted content.
Watch it if you enjoy crime thrillers about medical professionals crossing into the criminal underworld.
The film maintains a dramatic and thrilling tone with a runtime of one hour and thirty-four minutes, rated R.
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Is Playing God (1997) worth watching?
It is worth watching for fans of 1990s crime thrillers focusing on disgraced medical professionals.
What is the runtime of Playing God?
The film has a runtime of one hour and thirty-four minutes.
What genres does the film belong to?
Playing God spans the drama, action, thriller, and crime genres.
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