Lucky

Sep 29, 2017

1h 28m

★ 7.3

Overview

Follows the journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off-the-map desert town. He finds himself at the precipice of life, thrust into a journey of self-exploration.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Divide / Conquer

Superlative Films

Lucky Trailers

Cast

Lucky

Harry Dean Stanton

Howard

David Lynch

Bobby Lawrence

Ron Livingston

Dr. Kneedler

Ed Begley Jr.

Fred

Tom Skerritt

Joe

Barry Shabaka Henley

Paulie

James Darren

Elaine

Beth Grant

Loretta

Yvonne Huff Lee

Vincent

Hugo Armstrong

Bibi

Bertila Damas

Pam

Pamela Sparks

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6.6

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5.8

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7.9

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7.1

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6.5

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7.0

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5.2

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6.4

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7.2

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6.9

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0.0

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7.9

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