Simpatico (film)

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Simpatico
Simpatico movie poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Matthew Warchus
Screenplay byMatthew Warchus
David Nicholls
Based on Simpatico
by Sam Shepard
Produced byJean-François Fonlupt
Dan Lupovitz
Timm Oberwelland
Starring Nick Nolte
Jeff Bridges
Sharon Stone
Catherine Keener
Albert Finney
Liam Waite
CinematographyLaurent Bassett
John Toll
Edited by Pasquale Buba
Seth Flaum
Music by Stewart Copeland
Production
companies
Emotion Pictures [1]
Le Studio Canal+ [1]
Zeal Pictures [1]
Kingsgate [1]
Distributed by Fine Line Features
Release dates
  • September 15, 1999 (1999-09-15)(Toronto)
  • January 28, 2000 (2000-01-28)(United States)
Running time
106 minutes
CountriesFrance [1]
United States [1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$1.3 million

Simpatico is a 1999 crime film co-written and directed by Matthew Warchus and starring Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges, Sharon Stone, Catherine Keener and Albert Finney. It was adapted for the screen from the 1994 play Simpatico by Sam Shepard.

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Plot

Three young confidence tricksters Vinnie, Carter and Rosie pull off a racing scam, substituting winners for plodders and winning big money on long odds. When an official uncovers the scam, they set him up for blackmail. Twenty years later, Carter and Rosie are married, successful racers in Kentucky about to sell their prize stallion, Simpatico. Vinnie, meanwhile, is a drunk in Pomona. Vinnie decides to make a play for Rosie, lures Carter to California, steals his wallet and heads for Kentucky with the original blackmail material. Carter begs Vinnie's friend, a grocery clerk named Cecilia, to follow Vinnie and recover the material that he has in a box.

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Reception

The film received negative reviews from critics. It currently holds a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 61 reviews.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Simpatico (1999)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . Retrieved October 13, 2023.