Philip Seymour Hoffman makes a cameo as "Craps Sleazeball."

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Anderson certainly knows how to craft movies. In particular, there's always an air of mystery about his movies, and Hard Eight doesn't disappoint in this regard. The movie starts out with an old-time gambler (Hall) picking up a down on his luck Reilly at a diner, offering to help him out. He shows him the ropes of gambling, and two years later they're still together, apparently making a good living. At each turn one never knows what the full story is, and what is going to happen next. But as the story unfolds, the mystery also unfolds, and presents a heck of a good movie.

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