# Lucky (2017)

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**Runtime**: 88 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: John Carroll Lynch
**Written by**: Drago Sumonja, Logan Sparks
**Starring**: Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ron Livingston, Ed Begley Jr., Tom Skerritt, Barry Shabaka Henley

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A crusty desert misanthrope turns ninety and a hospital stay lands him with a salesman in a Hawaiian shirt who won’t leave his side. Refusal to pray meets unexpected kindness daily. Lynch’s orderly close-up frames the last laugh you’ll expect.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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