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They don't make 'em like they used to. - Stand Up Guys
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Title: Stand Up Guys

Release Date: 14 Dec 2012

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Action

Director: Lionsgate, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment

Production Companies: Lionsgate, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment

Overview: After serving 28 years in prison for accidentally killing the son of a crime boss, newly paroled gangster Val reunites with his former partners in crime, Doc and Hirsch, for a night on the town. As the three men revisit old haunts, reflect on their glory days and try to make up for lost time, one wrestles with a terrible quandary: Doc has orders to kill Val, and time is running out for him to figure out a way out of his dilemma.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.006 (940 votes)

Cast

  • Doc: Christopher Walken
  • Valentine "Val": Al Pacino
  • Richard Hirsch: Alan Arkin
  • Nina Hirsch: Julianna Margulies
  • Alex: Addison Timlin
  • Sylvia: Vanessa Ferlito
  • Claphands: Mark Margolis
  • Oxana: Katheryn Winnick
  • Wendy: Lucy Punch
  • Larry: Bill Burr
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