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Angelina Jolie, Anthony Edwards, Dennis Quaid, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson ...( see more  see more... ) , Jon Stewart , Madeleine Stowe , Ryan Phillippe , Sean Connery

Eleven articulate people work through affairs of the heart in L.A.

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R, 2 hr. 1 min.

Directed by: Willard Carroll

Release Date: December 30, 1998

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DVD Release Date: October 2, 2001

Stats: 824 reviews

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  • October 7, 2008
    First things first where's Madeline Stowe these days?I really loved her work in the 90's, anyway back to 'Playing by Heart'. Hit or Miss ensemble piece featuring a pretty harcore cast, including a young Angelina Jolie, Ellen Burstyn, Gena Rowlands, Sean Connery, Gillian Anderson,...( read more)Ryan Phillipe and the aforementioned Madeline Stowe.
    Eleven connected people searching for love in LA, high points include Burstyn's charactert coping with the inevitabele death of her homosexual son, a very charming Jon Stewart wooing Anderson, and a young Jolie. Sappy points are a many but the good definitely outweigh the bad.
  • August 23, 2009
    Kind of hard to follow at first because there are a lot of characters, but once you figure it out, it's pretty good. Although, I didn't really think that Angelina Jolie and Ryan Phillipe as a couple was very believable.
  • March 26, 2006
    I remember it as a pretty great film, but have to rewatch it one day since it has been quite a while since I saw it.
  • January 7, 2010
    Whatta play! It's a simple story which shows it's complexity specially in the beginning of the film. With amazing cast and if you don't like to see Angelina Jolie much well you would like her after watching her performance in this movie. I think lot of credit should go to the Wri...( read more)ter/Director of this film. And by the way Jon Stewart is in this film!
  • August 18, 2009
    Man.. I have to watch this again I don't remember much...I remember it left me a good feeling though...
  • June 12, 2009
    "Playing By heart" was seriously playing by Skill. It was emotional,sensational,comedical, and just right for a bad day. A true feel good inside film.
  • June 2, 2009
    this isn't a really great movie...but i enjoy watching it. i found it during my "ryan phillippe is beautiful" phase of the late 90s.
  • June 1, 2009
    I have never seen this. But Jessie can connect many actors using this movie!
  • May 9, 2009
    I am playing with my thoughts to kick your asses, why you made these Movie at the first Place.
  • April 15, 2009
    The cast is truly appealing!

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