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Swimming With Sharks

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Swimming With Sharks (1995)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:24

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Buddy Ackerman is a vicious, egomaniacal, tyrannical, back-stabbing movie mogul. Guy is the idealistic, easily intimidated, put-upon assistant who now works for Buddy. Their relationship could be... Buddy Ackerman is a vicious, egomaniacal, tyrannical, back-stabbing movie mogul. Guy is the idealistic, easily intimidated, put-upon assistant who now works for Buddy. Their relationship could be described as sado-masochistic: Buddy treats his employee like a slave and constantly yells vitriolic insults at him. Guy, tail between his legs, always acquiesces. But Guy eventually becomes fed-up with his boss, so much so that he exacts revenge--in a rather violent, torturous way... [More]

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes, Benicio Del Toro

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes, Benicio Del Toro, T. E. Russell, Roy Doltrice, Matthew Flynt, Patrick Fischler, Jerry Levine

Director: George Huang

Director: George Huang
Screenwriter: George Huang
Composer: Tom Heil
Producer: Kevin Spacey, Buzz Hays, Steve Alexander, Joanne Moore, Jay Cohen, Stephen Israel

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Aug 11, 1998

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03/26/09
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Despite some sharp, witty dialogue, this is a nasty, derivative film, sort of a cross between Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs and Altman's The Player.

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Geoff Andrew
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Chuck O'Leary
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Fantastica Daily

...Spacey delivers one of his most memorable performances...

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07/31/05
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

It's darkly hilarious, smoothly entertaining, and almost sinfully cruel. And the finalé packs a real stinger.

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06/17/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com

Dazzling and subversive satire on boss-employee relations.

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05/12/05
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

One of the best film's of the 90's...Spacey and Whaley are staggeringly good!

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Clint Morris
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01/11/05
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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Janet Maslin
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ascerbic but missing something

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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11/07/02
James Rocchi
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A criminally underrated film, featuring one of Spacey's best performances.

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