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Playing God (1997)

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Release Date: October 17, 1997
Genre: Crime, Action, Suspense
Running Time: 94 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong graphic violence, gore, pervasive language and some drug use.
Director: Andy Wilson
Writer: Mark Haskell Smith
Cast: Pavel Lychnikoff, Philip Moon, Will Foster Stewart, John Hawkes, Gary Dourdan, Andrew Tiernan, Peter Stormare, Michael Massee, Angelina Jolie, Timothy Hutton, David Duchovny

Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, Los Angeles surgeon Dr. Eugene Sands (DAVID DUCHOVNY) abandons his career, and finds himself crossing paths with a ruthless criminal, Raymond Blossom (TIMOTHY HUTTON). Raymond hires Eugene as his "gunshot doctor," to treat associates who cannot risk visiting a hospital. Lured deeper and deeper into the dangerous underworld and growing too close to Raymond's seductive girlfriend Claire (ANGELINA JOLIE), Eugene is faced Read more

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Grade: C "The X-Files" star David Duchovny has a little less redeemable role in Playing God, a so-called action thriller that has more swearing than gun fights or car chases. Co-starring are Timothy Hutton, the bad guy, and the beautiful Angelina Jolie (I used that same adjective towards her in my review of The Bone Collector). Read the full movie review

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