# The Cooler (2003)

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**Runtime**: 101 min
**Genres**: Romance, Drama
**Directed by**: Wayne Kramer
**Written by**: Wayne Kramer, Frank Hannah
**Starring**: William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Maria Bello, Shawn Hatosy, Ron Livingston, Paul Sorvino

> *When your life depends on losing... the last thing you need is lady luck.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Here's a film that thinks about Vegas differently. A casino employee whose bad luck is contagious falls in love with a waitress. The casino boss is not thrilled. It's a rom-com, sort of, if you like your rom-coms deeply cynical.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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