Simpatico (1999)

Synopsis: The story of three old friends, Lyle, Vinnie, and Rosie (Bridges, Nolte, and Stone), whose lives have unfolded very differently. Lyle has married Rosie and become a successful horse breeder in Kentucky, and Vinnie is a down-on-his-luck... The story of three old friends, Lyle, Vinnie, and Rosie (Bridges, Nolte, and Stone), whose lives have unfolded very differently. Lyle has married Rosie and become a successful horse breeder in Kentucky, and Vinnie is a down-on-his-luck California barfly with no real options. Thirty years earlier, when the pair were into fixing races -- and Vinnie was dating Rosie -- Lyle was responsible for unfairly ruining the career of Mr. Simms (Finney). Vinnie has kept the negatives and pictures from the set-up (a graphic hotel encounter with none other than Rosie) and has used this as bait for Lyle, who has financially supported him for years in exchange for Vinnie's silence. Vinnie naively believes that the only way to redeem himself and conquer his inner demons is by blackmailing Lyle and clearing Mr. Simms' name, while winning back Rosie in the process. After Vinnie convinces Lyle into flying out to California, he leaves him behind with his girlfriend Cecilia (Keener), and flies to Kentucky to track down Mr. Simms. Upon confronting Simms, who is now operating under a different name, he discovers that not everyone holds grudges from the past. Simms wants nothing to do with Vinnie's schemes, nor is Rosie interested in his love. He dejectedly returns to California only to find that Lyle has adopted his own worn, beaten persona. Together, the two must confront their present lives head on. [More]

Starring: Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges, Sharon Stone, Catherine Keener

Starring: Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges, Sharon Stone, Catherine Keener, Albert Finney, Shawn Hatosy, Kimberly Williams, Liam Waite

Director: Matthew Warchus

Director: Matthew Warchus
Screenwriter: Matthew Warchus, David Nicholls
Producer: Dan Lupovitz, Jean-Francois Fonlupt, Timm Oberwelland
Composer: Stewart Copeland

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