The Cooler (2003)
When your life depends on losing... the last thing you need is lady luck.
Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow, is happy with the arrangement. But Bernie finds unexpected happiness when he begins dating attractive waitress Natalie Belisario.
- Date of release
- 2003-11-26
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (404)
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Director
- Wayne Kramer
Casting
- William H. Macy — Bernie Lootz
- Alec Baldwin — Shelly Kaplow
- Maria Bello — Natalie Belisario
- Shawn Hatosy — Mikey
- Ron Livingston — Larry Sokolov
- Paul Sorvino — Buddy Stafford
- Estella Warren — Charlene
- Arthur J. Nascarella — Nicky Fingers Bonnatto
- Joey Fatone — Johnny Cappella
- M.C. Gainey — Highway Officer
- Ellen Greene — Doris
- Don Scribner — Lou
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