

Palmetto
1998 · Movie · 1h 54m · R
CrimeMysteryThriller
"In a town this bad, it's no use being good."
Overview
After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.
Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
40%
Metacritic
43/100
Key crew
- Volker SchlöndorffDirector
- E. Max FryeScreenplay
- Klaus DoldingerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Woody HarrelsonHarry Barber
- Gina GershonNina
- Elisabeth ShueRhea Malroux
- Rolf HoppeFelix Malroux
- Michael RapaportDonnelly
- Chloë SevignyOdette
- Tom WrightJohn Renick
- Marc MacaulayMiles Meadows
- Joe HickeyLawyer
- Ralph WilcoxJudge
- Peter Paul DeLeoBartender (as Peter Paul Deleo)
- Mal JonesEd
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Themes
based on novel or bookkidnappingcigarettefemme fatalescamwriterframed for a crimeset uptemptationnewspaper reporterransom demandrich daughter























