1995 · 116 min · R

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Name: Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1995
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Andy Garcia, Christopher Lloyd, William Forsythe, Bill Nunn, Treat Williams

Directed by Gary Fleder · Drama, Crime

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) is a Drama film, directed by Gary Fleder set in Denver during the 1990s. It runs 116 minutes and is rated R.

A organized crime and neo noir, with a darkly comic and bleak tone. Themes of friendship, mortality & aging, and fate & destiny run throughout.

Composer

Michael Convertino

Cinematography

Elliot Davis

Cast

Andy GarciaChristopher LloydWilliam ForsytheBill NunnTreat WilliamsJack WardenSteve BuscemiFairuza Balk

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Denver

Setting

Urban

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Premise

Organized Crime Neo Noir

Themes

Friendship Mortality & Aging Fate & Destiny

Tone

Darkly ComicBleak

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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