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Playing by Heart
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Playing by Heart is a 1998 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Willard Carroll, who also wrote the screenplay. The cast includes Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, and Anthony Edwards. The film was produced by Bob Weinstein and distributed by Miramax and Netflix. Additional production companies involved were Morpheus, Hyperion Pictures, and Intermedia Films.
The movie has a runtime of 121 minutes and was released in the United States and the United Kingdom. It was shot in English and German, with Vilmos Zsigmond serving as director of photography and Pietro Scalia as editor. The musical score was composed by John Barry and Christopher Young. The film carries an R rating and has been described with the tagline: "If romance is a mystery, there's only one way to figure it out."
Critical reception included a Metascore of 55 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 62%. The film received one win and one nomination for awards. It was released on video on demand. The budget was $20,000,000, and the revenue was $3,970,078.
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6.6In a vibrant tapestry of love and longing, nine interconnected souls navigate romance and heartbreak in L.A., where passions collide and truths unfold, revealing that the heart's desires often lead us where we least expect.
Cast
- Gillian Anderson as Meredith
- Ellen Burstyn as Mildred
- Sean Connery as Paul
- Anthony Edwards as Roger
- Angelina Jolie as Joan
- Jay Mohr as Mark
Themes
- hotel
- adultery
- aids
- wedding vows
- los angeles, california
- relationship
- family
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
20,645 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
62%
Metacritic
55/100
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- German
- Director
- Willard Carroll
- Screenwriter
- Willard Carroll
- Composer
- Christopher Young
- Producer
- Bob Weinstein
- Production company
- Hyperion Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 435167
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- bacfilmes.com/playing
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 2000-06-29
- film editor
- Pietro Scalia
- title
- Playing by Heart
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 62%
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