Simpatico (2000)

  • R
  • 01/28/2000 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 46m

Overview

As youths in Azusa, Vinnie, Carter, and Rosie pull off a racing scam, substituting winners for plodders and winning big bucks on long odds. When an official uncovers the scam, they set him up for blackmail. Jump ahead twenty years, Carter and Rosie are married, successful racers in Kentucky about to sell their prize stallion, Simpatico. Vinnie is a drunk in Pomona. Vinnie decides to make a play for Rosie, lures Carter to California, steals his wallet and heads for Kentucky with the original blackmail material. Carter begs Vinnie's friend, a grocery clerk named Cecilia, to follow Vinnie and get the stuff back that he has in a box. Will she succeed?

Matthew Warchus

Director, Screenplay

David Nicholls

Screenplay

Cast

Nick Nolte's headshot

Nick Nolte

Vincent Webb
Jeff Bridges's headshot

Jeff Bridges

Lyle Carter
Sharon Stone's headshot

Sharon Stone

Rosie
Catherine Keener's headshot

Catherine Keener

Cecilia
Albert Finney's headshot

Albert Finney

Simms
Shawn Hatosy's headshot

Shawn Hatosy

Young Vinnie
Kimberly Williams-Paisley's headshot

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Young Rosie
Liam Waite's headshot

Liam Waite

Young Carter

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