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The Cooler (2003) Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Production Photos Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites Email this page to a friend   Exclusive - Watch the first ten minutes of 'The Cooler'  Watch the Trailer The Critics: B+ 13 reviews Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B 2525 ratings The Cooler is Bernie Lootz, a loser who has made his career out of his contagious bad luck. The Cooler plies his trade, working on the floor of Las Vegas' aging Shangri-La casino, an old-school "gambler's casino," a dinosaur in the shadow of the new Strip and its theme-park attractions. In this purgatory of bright lights and chirping slots, Bernie drifts from table to table, his bad karma cooling one... See Full Description Genres: Comedy, Romance and Crime/Gangster Running Time: 1 hr. 41 min. Release Date: November 26th, 2003 (LA/NY) MPAA Rating: R for strong sexuality, violence, language, drug use. Distributors: Lionsgate U.S. Box Office: $8,243,880 See Full Details Cast and Credits Starring: William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Maria Bello, Ron Livingston, Paul Sorvino Directed by: Wayne Kramer Produced by: Edward R. Pressman, John Schmidt, Alessandro Camon See Full Cast and Credits Production Photos         View All (9) Production Photos... Critical Consensus Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B+    Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie "Unlike Leaving Las Vegas, the movie never goes for broke. By the not-entirely-satisfying end, the film's luck's run out." more... B- Boston Globe, Ty Burr "...crisp..." more... B Chicago Tribune, Mark Caro "The movie boasts one of those rare twist endings that strikes the right emotional chords..." more... A- Cincinnati Enquirer, Margaret A. McGurk "...an addictively wry fable about gambling, luck and life." more... B More Critics Reviews... Sponsored Links (What's This?)