A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper.
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors.
Two street girls are slain on consecutive nights, their murders echoing a sinister pattern. When a third victim — an amateur model — turns up dead, panic spreads through the city, and whispers of a modern “Jack the Ripper” begin.
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro.
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin.
A down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and the swamps of Louisiana and its seedy underworld of voodoo.
A psychiatrist becomes romantically involved with the sister of one of his patients, but the influence of her controlling gangster husband threatens to destroy them both.
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The Spanish Prisoner - Trailer
This 1997 film written and directed by David Mamet centers on an elaborate confidence game its labyrinthine plot laden with twists and reversals.
The Spanish Prisoner - Trailer
Written and directed by David Mamet (House of Games) THE SPANISH PRISONER is a complex and compelling tale featuring a star-studded cast. Joe Ross ...
The Spanish Prisoner - "Get it in writing"
A clip from The Spanish Prisoner (1997) that offers more sage advice in business than many college courses.
The Spanish Prisoner: The Process
Issue Spotting! Do you notice anything odd or anything that doesn't make sense? Do you have any questions about what is said?
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Steve Martin explains the psychological origins of human cruelty in "The Spanish Prisoner"
This applies to everywhere on earth where there's human cruelty from the actions of the largest countries down to you last Saturday.
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