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Glengarry Glen Ross
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MPAA RATING: R
Starring Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Jonathan Pryce, and Bruce Altman
A group of real estate salesmen in Chicago compete for the best "leads" at a small firm selling property in "resort" areas, such as Florida and Arizona. When a hotshot executive from the head office arrives and proposes a vicious sales contest, competition gets stiff, and salesmen who have worked a lifetime for the company find their jobs in jeopardy. (Artisan)
| GENRE(S): | Drama |
| WRITTEN BY: | David Mamet (also play) |
| DIRECTED BY: | James Foley |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: November 19, 2002 Video: November 19, 2002 Theatrical: September 29, 1992 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 100 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
Al Pacino was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award in 1993 for his role in this film.
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The average user rating for this movie is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Keith F. gave it an8:
I haven't seen this movie in quite a while. If I recall, the acting was some of the best and intense I'd ever seen in a contemporary movie - especially, Jack Lemmon, Ed Harris and Alec Baldwin. But all the acting was great - Arkin, Pacino, Price, Spacey. Technically, I don't recall much - just the acting. I suppose Foley did a good job with the pacing of the movie - but again, the acting was impressive.
Ryan M. gave it a9:
Classic, great movie that is as good as the play and just as effective. Dialogue and performances are superb. Beyond well written. A pleasure to watch all- around.
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
Great. Captivating, from start to finish. I can't believe I've only just watched this!
Pat C. gave it an 8:
One of the best movies dialogue-wise ever made, and would have won an Oscar for casting if such things were awarded. All the characters are scumbags. Their saucy language, sometimes rising to the form of high poetry, is still offensive. This is an unblinking look at characters for which a happy ending is impossible. The story has no redeeming social value, but thatÂ’s non-applicable here. Like Citizen Kane, an excellent movie can prosper in a joyless vacuum. But here the resignation is conveyed not by genius but profanity, so in the end the characters convey only crisp frustration for their situation, not realization of their lost potential. Yet it's too bad most movies plots aren't as tightly wound.
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