In the Soup
1992 · Movie · R · 96 min · ★ 6.7 · 87% critics
An aspiring young filmmaker searches for funding for his first project and gets pulled into the orbit of an eccentric gangster. As the financing falls into place, the partnership brings mounting complications and pressure.
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-10-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (93 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like indie crime with offbeat personalities and escalating pressure; Not for you if you want a straightforward, lighthearted story or prefer cleaner, more mainstream vibes like Smoke or I Hired a Contract Killer.
Pros: quirky gangster energy; sharp indie vibes; tense momentum | Cons: uneven tone; abrasive characters; limited polish
Themes
- filmmaker
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award · 1992
- Sundance Special Jury Prize — Acting · 1992
Cast & crew
Steve Buscemi
as Aldolpho Rollo
Seymour Cassel
as Joe
Jennifer Beals
as Angelica Pena
Pat Moya
as Dang
Will Patton
as Skippy
Stanley Tucci
as Gregoire
Elizabeth Bracco
as Jackie
Debi Mazar
as Suzie
Sam Rockwell
as Pauli
Steven Randazzo
as Louis Barfardi
Directed by Alexandre Rockwell