American Buffalo
1996 · Movie · R · 88 min · ★ 5.4 · 69% critics
In a run-down second-hand shop, three down-on-their-luck men become obsessed with a valuable coin and hatch a plan to steal it back. As they argue over details and trust, the cramped setting and nonstop talk turn a simple score into a tense test of pride and desperation.
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-09-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (69 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like intense, dialogue-driven crime dramas in tight spaces and can savor performances over plot momentum; Not for you if you need action, clear payoffs, or a lighter tone, even compared with Heist.
Pros: sharp, fast dialogue; strong three-person acting; tense, gritty mood | Cons: very talk-heavy; little action; can feel pointless
Themes
- robbery
- gun
- loyalty
- diner
- revenge
- betrayal
- coin
- vulgarity
- trust
- poker game
- criminal
- tantrum
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Cast & crew
Dustin Hoffman
as Walt 'Teach' Teacher
Dennis Franz
as Don 'Donny' Dubrow
Sean Nelson
as Bob 'Bobby'
Directed by Michael Corrente