Film

The Cooler

2003 · 1h 41m · Romance · Drama

When your life depends on losing... the last thing you need is lady luck.

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

78%

Metacritic

69

Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow, is happy with the arrangement. But Bernie finds unexpected happiness when he begins dating attractive waitress Natalie Belisario.

William H. Macy

Bernie Lootz

Alec Baldwin

Shelly Kaplow

Maria Bello

Natalie Belisario

Shawn Hatosy

Mikey

Ron Livingston

Larry Sokolov

Paul Sorvino

Buddy Stafford

Estella Warren

Charlene

Arthur J. Nascarella

Nicky Fingers Bonnatto

Joey Fatone

Johnny Cappella

M.C. Gainey

Highway Officer

Ellen Greene

Doris

Don Scribner

Lou

Tony Longo

Tony

Richard Israel

Marty Goldfarb

Timothy Landfield

The Player

T.J. Gioia

Bulldog

• Wayne KramerDirector · Screenplay
• Frank HannahScreenplay
• Sean FurstProducer
• Michael A. PierceProducer
• Robert GryphonExecutive Producer
• Alessandro CamonExecutive Producer
• John SchmidtExecutive Producer
• Brett MorrisonExecutive Producer
• Joe MaddenExecutive Producer
• Edward R. PressmanExecutive Producer

the cooler

Release date

November 26, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$10,400,000

Genres

Romance, Drama

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