Catherine O'Hara, David Hewlett, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Hope, Sarah Polley ...( see more  see more... ) , Stephen Rea

The lives of a group of random, seemingly unconnected, people are suddenly thrown together during a bloody shootout in a coffee shop.

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Gerard Ciccoritti, Jerry Ciccoritti

Release Date: January 1, 1999

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DVD Release Date: April 17, 2001

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  • December 25, 2007
    Interesting.
  • June 15, 2007
    Didn't see all of it. looked good.
  • June 7, 2007
    This movie had it's good ponts and bad points. David was not in it much and had a few lines. There was too much going on in the movie going back and forth with characters had a tough time keeping up
  • February 23, 2007
    i know the director and i think this is a great movie. i love action movies
  • September 3, 2006
    An interesting film about fate. It shows the lives of six strangers, where they deal with loss, desperation, lies and self-worth, leading up to a tragic shooting in a cafe!

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  • fhutchison
    June 7, 2007
    This movie had it's good ponts and bad points. David was not in it much and had a few lines. There was too much going on in the movie going back and forth with characters had a tough time keeping up

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