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Bound

Bound (1996)

For money. For murder. For each other.

Release:1996
Runtime:1h 45m
Country:United States
Director:Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Language:English

Genre

CrimeDramaThriller
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Keywords

InfidelityMoney LaunderingPlumberCrime BossheistLesbian RelationshipMafiaLove Affair
iRank75

Bound rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.3/10· 66K votes
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic64%
TMDb7.209/10· 1K votes

With 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 64/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Bound

Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.

Cast of Bound

  • Gina Gershon

    Gina Gershon

    as Corky

  • Jennifer Tilly

    Jennifer Tilly

    as Violet

  • Joe Pantoliano

    Joe Pantoliano

    as Caesar

  • John P. Ryan

    John P. Ryan

    as Mickey Malnato

  • Christopher Meloni

    Christopher Meloni

    as Johnnie Marzzone

  • Richard C. Sarafian

    Richard C. Sarafian

    as Gino Marzzone

  • Barry Kivel

    Barry Kivel

    as Shelly

  • Mary Mara

    Mary Mara

    as Bartender

  • Susie Bright

    Susie Bright

    as Jesse

  • Margaret Smith

    Margaret Smith

    as Woman Cop

  • Peter Spellos

    Peter Spellos

    as Lou

  • Ivan Kane

    Ivan Kane

    as Cop #1

Bound facts

Budget
$4.5M
Box office
$7M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Heist plotting delivers clever twists and double crosses
  • •Crime-boss setting generates compelling underworld atmosphere
  • •Ex-con affair storyline adds personal stakes to scheme

What the audience disliked

  • •Infidelity theme becomes predictable plot mechanic
  • •Crime-drama structure follows familiar genre conventions

Trailer

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