Playing God

Playing God

1997 · 94 min · EN · R · 5.4 (91 votes)
Dir. Andy Wilson · Starring David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, Angelina Jolie, Michael Massee, Stacey Travis, Bob Jennings · Music Richard Hartley

Joining this deadly underworld was easy. But getting out...deadly!

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Stripped of his medical license after performing an operation while high on amphetamines, famed LA surgeon Dr Eugene Sands abandons his former life only to find himself crossing paths with Raymond Blossom, an infamous counterfeiter. Employed as a "gun-shot doctor" when Raymond's associates cannot risk visiting a hospital, Eugene is lured deep into the criminal world and becomes entangled with his boss's girlfriend.

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This film feels like a grim descent into LA's underbelly. It's a tense, gritty dive into addiction and moral compromise, where a surgeon's life unravels amidst crime and desperation. Expect a dark, suspenseful ride.

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