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The Big Town
1987
- R1987 · Drama · 1h 49m
The Big Town is a 1987 American drama neo-noir thriller film about a young man who comes to the big city to work as a professional gambler, in the process becoming romantically involved with two women—one of whom is already married.
The Big Town: Directed by Ben Bolt, Harold Becker. With Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Tommy Lee Jones, Bruce Dern. A dice roller falls in love with a talented dancer who happens to be the wife to a gangster.
- Ben Bolt, Harold Becker
- 2 min
Reviews. The Big Town. Roger Ebert September 25, 1987. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. This story has been told a hundred times, and yet when it is told well it is always fun to watch it being told again. The kid comes from the small town to the big city. He has a gift.
Summaries. A dice roller falls in love with a talented dancer who happens to be the wife to a gangster. J.C. Cullen arrives in Chicago in 1957 from a small town. With a talent for winning at craps, he tries to embark as a professional gambler. He breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by the dangerous and brutal George ...
The Big Town. A lucky country boy (Matt Dillon) turns crapshooter in 1950s Chicago and falls for a gangster's (Tommy Lee Jones) stripper wife (Diane Lane).
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- Ben Bolt, Harold Becker
- R
- Drama
The Big Town is a 1987 American drama neo-noir thriller film about a young man who comes to the big city to work as a professional gambler, in the process becoming romantically involved with two women—one of whom is already married.
28 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 8/10. A Very Underrated Film. Uriah43 13 June 2019. The year is 1957 and in the small town of Rockport, Indiana a young man by the name of "J.C. Cullen" (Matt Dillon) dreams of making it big in Chicago by counting the odds and throwing dice.
