Get Shorty

Film - 1995 - Comedy, Crime, Mystery & Thriller

The story

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

Directed by

Barry Sonnenfeld

Starring

John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina, Delroy Lindo

Ratings

IMDb 6.9 out of 10

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Film · 1995 · Comedy · Crime · Mystery & Thriller

Get Shorty

80% match1h 45mMA15+
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Get Shorty hits the based on novel or book and cerebral thread running through your loves.

✦ Based on novel or book · Cerebral
The story

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

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IMDb
6.9 / 10
97k votes
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89%
Tomatometer
3.48 / 5
71k ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
6.5 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreComedy, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Runtime1h 45m
RatedMA15+
Release1995-10-20
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