Playing God (1997)

94 min · Crime, Drama, Thriller, crime film, drama film

Popularity4/5

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Directors

Andy Wilson

Cast

David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, Angelina Jolie, Michael Massee, Peter Stormare, Andrew Tiernan, Gary Dourdan, John Hawkes, Will Stewart

The story

Dr. Eugene Sands, a surgeon whose medical license was revoked ten months prior for losing a patient while under the influence of amphetamines and opiates, makes yet another mistake in an L.A. bar after buying fentanyl citrate (synthetic heroin).

Catalogue themes and tags

Drugs, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Gang War, Los Angeles, Surgeon, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Psychological thriller, Drama, Suspense, Crime Thriller, Neo-noir

Genres

Crime, Drama, Thriller, crime film, drama film

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