Hard Eight

1997 · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Rating

74/100

Hit

no

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

Hard Eight (1997), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Philip Baker Hall
• John C. Reilly
• Gwyneth Paltrow
• Samuel L. Jackson
• F. William Parker
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Nathanael Cooper
• Wynn White
• Robert Ridgely
• Kathleen Campbell

Crew

• Robert Elswit — Director of Photography
• Barbara Tulliver — Editor
• Jon Brion — Original Music Composer
• Michael Penn — Original Music Composer
• Paul Thomas Anderson — Writer

More from Paul Thomas Anderson

1. There Will Be Blood (2007) — 96/100 · hit
2. Phantom Thread (2017) — 86/100 · hit
3. One Battle After Another (2025) — 83/100 · hit
4. Boogie Nights (1997) — 82/100 · hit
5. The Master (2012) — 80/100 · hit
6. Magnolia (1999) — 79/100

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