American Perfekt (1997)

MovieThriller, Drama1h 40m
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Criminal psychiatrist, Jake Nyman is taking a much needed vacation from responsibility. An experimental road trip during which ever decision will be made on a flip of a coin. Meanwhile, Sandra Thomas, disenchanted professional, is en route to pick up her flunked out sister, Alice, at a cheap motel before continuing on to visit their ailing mother. After being forced off the road by a mysterious assailant, however, Sandra is picked up by Jake, who's coin flipping amoral attitude quickly excites her own desire to break a few rules. Or worse. Jake and Sandra's romance is soon driven by chance acts of crime and kindness, all governed by the flip of a coin - at least until Sandra mysteriously disappears and Jake unwittingly picks up her suspicious sister, Alice ...

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Amanda PlummerAmanda PlummerSandraRobert ForsterRobert ForsterJakeDavid ThewlisDavid ThewlisSantiniFairuza BalkFairuza BalkAlicePaul SorvinoPaul SorvinoFrankJoanna GleasonJoanna GleasonShirleyGeoffrey LewisGeoffrey LewisWillyChris SarandonChris SarandonSammy

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