Crooked Hearts

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Crooked Hearts
Crooked Hearts poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Bortman
Written byMichael Bortman
Produced by Gil Friesen
Dale Pollock
Rick Stevenson
Starring Vincent D'Onofrio
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Peter Berg
Cindy Pickett
Juliette Lewis
Noah Wyle
Peter Coyote
Cinematography Tak Fujimoto
Edited by Richard Francis-Bruce
Music by Mark Isham
Production
company
A&M Films
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • September 6, 1991 (1991-09-06)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$30,964 [1]

Crooked Hearts is a 1991 American drama film written and directed by Michael Bortman. The film stars Vincent D'Onofrio, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Peter Berg, Cindy Pickett, Juliette Lewis, Noah Wyle and Peter Coyote. The film was released on September 6, 1991, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [2] [3]

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Plot

Tom Warren returns home from Berkeley College where he dropped out. Tom returns to the family where the close knit family celebrated their misfortunes and bad luck at yearly parties. Charlie the oldest brother holds a secret that could rip the family apart. The film centers around this secret and the Warren family.

Cast

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References

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  2. "Movie Review - Crooked Hearts - Reviews/Film; A Family and a Movie, Both in Need of Therapy - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. "Crooked Hearts". TV Guide. Retrieved 3 December 2014.