2001

1h 56m

7.5(1653 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.

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Cast & Crew

62 members

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Billy Bob Thornton

Ed Crane

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Frances McDormand

Doris Crane

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Michael Badalucco

Frank

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James Gandolfini

Big Dave Brewster

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Katherine Borowitz

Ann Nirdlinger Brewster

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Jon Polito

Creighton Tolliver

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Scarlett Johansson

Birdy Abundas

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Richard Jenkins

Walter Abundas

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Tony Shalhoub

Freddy Riedenschneider

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Christopher Kriesa

Officer Persky

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Brian Haley

Officer Krebs

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Jack McGee

P.I. Burns

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Gregg Binkley

The New Man

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Alan Fudge

Dr. Diedrickson

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Lilyan Chauvin

Medium

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Adam Alexi-Malle

Jacques Carcanogues

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Ted Rooney

Bingo Caller

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Abraham Benrubi

Party Man

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Christian Ferratti

Child

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Rhoda Gemignani

Costanza

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E.J. Callahan

Customer

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Brooke Smith

Sobbing Prisoner

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Ron Ross

Banker

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Hallie Singleton

Waitress

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Jon Donnelly

Gatto Eater

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Dan Martin

Bailiff

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Nicholas Lanier

Tony

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Tom Dahlgren

Judge #1

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Booth Colman

Judge #2

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Stanley DeSantis

New Man's Customer

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Peter Siragusa

Bartender

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Christopher McDonald

Macadam Salesman

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Rick Scarry

District Attorney

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George Ives

Lloyd Garroway

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Devon Cole Borisoff

Swimming Boy

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Mary Bogue

Prisoner Visitor

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Don Donati

Pie Contest Timer

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Arthur Reeves

Flophouse Clerk

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Michelle Weber

Dancer

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Randi Cee

Dancer

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Robert Loftin

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Kenneth Hughes

Dancer

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Gordon Hart

Dancer

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Brenda Mae Hamilton

Dancer

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Lloyd Gordon

Dancer

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Leonard Crofoot

Dancer

Production

Rita Maye Bland

Dancer

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Audrey K. Baranishyn

Dancer

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Qyn Hughes

Dancer

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Rachel McDonald

Dancer

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Jennifer Jason Leigh

Female Inmate (voice) (uncredited)

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Seymour Cassel

Spectator at Execution (uncredited)

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Craig Berenson

Jail Guy (uncredited)

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Joan Blair

Prison Matron (uncredited)

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Greg Bronson

Courtroom Attendee (uncredited)

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Geoffrey Gould

Alpine Rope Toss Man (uncredited)

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Paul G. Gray

Man in Courtroom (uncredited)

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Phil Hawn

Man in Courtroom (uncredited)

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Cherilyn Hayres

Swing Dancer (uncredited)

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John Michael Higgins

Emergency Room Physician (uncredited)

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Pete Schrum

Truck Driver (uncredited)

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Max Thayer

Witness (uncredited)

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