Movie
Hard Eight
1997R1h 42m6.8 / 10
If you stay in the game long enough, you'll see everything, win everything, and lose everything.
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Hard Eight is available to stream on DirecTV On Demand, MGM+, MGM+ (Via Amazon Prime), Paramount+, Paramount+ (Via Amazon Prime), Philo, YouTube TV, and Fubo in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and Google Play. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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Synopsis
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
More about Hard Eight
Cast
Philip Baker HallSydney
John C. ReillyJohn
Gwyneth PaltrowClementine
Samuel L. JacksonJimmy
F. William ParkerHostage
Philip Seymour HoffmanYoung Craps PlayerNathanael CooperRestroom Attendant
Wynn WhiteWaitress
Credits
- Directed by
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Written by
- Paul Thomas Anderson
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $3M
- Box office
- $222.6K
Production
- Trinity Filmed Entertainment
Rysher EntertainmentUnited States- Green Parrot
Themes
blackmailcasinocheatinggamblinggambling debthostage-takinglas vegasmale friendship
