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The Big Town
“Lady luck is always on his side. Tonight, she's on fire.”
56%
Movie
1h 49m
AI Analysis
The Big Town (1987) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Big Town (1987) — a movie tagged as Drama and Romance with emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~109 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Big Town 56% (59 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
56%
from 59 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1987-09-25
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- TMDB rating
- 5.6
- TMDB ID
- 67307
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What is The Big Town about?
It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a pri... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Big Town?
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How long is the movie The Big Town?
The official runtime for The Big Town is approximately 109 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Matt Dillon
J.C. Cullen
Diane Lane
Lorry Dane
Tommy Lee Jones
George Cole
Bruce Dern
M. Edwards
Lee Grant
Ferguson Edwards
Tom Skerritt
Phil Carpenter
Suzy Amis
Aggie Donaldson
David Marshall Grant
Sonny Binkley
Don Francks
Carl Hooker
Del Close
Deacon Daniels
- M
Meg Hogarth
Dorothy Cullen
Cherry Jones
Ginger McDonald
- A
Alvaro D'Antonio
Prager
David James Elliott
Cool Guy
- S
Steve Yorke
Garage Boy
Chris Owens
Garage Boy
Sean McCann
Roy McMullin
- K
Kevin Fox
Boss's Son
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