Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Jack Lemmon

Episodic narrative based on nine short stories and one poem by the late Raymond Carver, detailing the longings and thwarted lives of a disparate group of individuals in contemporary Southern Californi...( read more  read more... )a.

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R, 3 hrs. 7 min.

Directed by: Robert Altman

Release Date: October 3, 1993

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DVD Release Date: November 16, 2004

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  • November 16, 2009
    I should pay more attention to running times before I just get random movies from Netflix. Even though it was 3 hours long, it was enjoyable for the most part. There were a few times when I got a little bored, but it held my attention. I really like those movies where everyone is...( read more) interconnected.
  • November 5, 2008
    An absolutely huge and extremely talented cast are at the focus of this film. Obvious inspiration for Magnolia it details the lives of many people in an area of LA. As the film moves forth connections are drawn between characters and relationships explored. It's a real piece of t...( read more)ense cinema as twists arrive but are never forced in ridiculous soap opera ways. People act real, not always like we are used to in film. Some of their actions may be hard to explain but it is precisely this which allows the actors to fulfill their roles. Everybody gives their all to create a film that is so lifelike it is obvious to see that their stories don't end as the credits roll. There is a lot left open and some thing go unresolved, but not in a disappointing manner. At over 3 hours the pacing is excellent, moving from story to story with ease and never away long enough to forget and have trouble fitting the pieces together.
  • October 23, 2008
    I think one has to see this movie more than once to catch all the connections - there are a thousand interrelated stories (with an unbelievable large name cast - usually these sorts of movies feature unknown actors). I enjoy this type of movie. Now I need to see Magnolia.
  • March 23, 2008
    *On my "best of the 1990s" list.
  • March 22, 2008
    It seems odd that I have never rated Short Cuts until now. I have the DVD it's one of Altman's best (If not his best) and Tom Watis is in it. Why wouldn't you want to see it? Oh right I forgot it's 3 hours long and you people rather spent there time watching Transformers (It's ju...( read more)st as f*cking long as Short Cuts and it has nothing to do with Michael Bay). If you love everything that's great about films then see Short Cuts. Cause without this there wouldn't be greats like Magnolia, Crash (Seriously) and The Air I Breath (Ok that one wasn't). Man oh man do I wish Altman was still alive. He was such a great filmmaker
  • November 17, 2009
    Wait..what Three Hours and Seven Minutes? Seriously? Well, Does'nt matter cause I watched this film, and enjoyed it all.

    It was a discontent,depressing, yet seriously funny, and innovative film. It is not a film inwhich you keep guessing what's going to happen next, cause you...( read more) aren't going to guess anything.

    Watch it, Love it, Savor it's goodness, In moderation that is. :)
  • October 28, 2009
    Not one of Robert Altman's best but as usual, an intriguing story that keeps you interested. If you like this, do check out the far superior "Nashville".
  • September 25, 2009
    If you want to see where Magnolia got a lot of its inspiration, then look no further. Altman's epic film brings together multiple lives in LA and shows just how unstable we all are. Brave performances across the board make this one unforgettable and disturbing movie. This was und...( read more)oubtedly Altman's comeback, as well as the beginning of a new renaissance in independent filmmaking. The genius of the film lies in the way the multiple stories interweave. There's no real conclusion and that's the point - life goes on. It's also a wonderful love poem to the blues. Lovesick jazz comes across like a Greek chorus and both comedy and horror manage to co-exist. And any film with Tom Waits has got to be awesome!
  • August 21, 2009
    Huge ensemble piece. Quirky and original. A true original.
  • July 6, 2009
    Though the performances are enjoyable (except Andie McDowell. Who gave her a screenplay?) and the movie has plenty of amazing moments, overall the characters are mostly whiny and annoying and so many that you keep forgetting them. It's also very uninvolving for a three hour film.

Critic Reviews


May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Triumphantly fierce, funny, moving and innovative. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie is based on short stories by Raymond Carver, but this is Altman's work, not Carver's, and all the film really has in common with its source is a feeling for people who are disconnected. full review

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