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Less Than Zero
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6.4A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
Released: 1987-11-0698 minDir: Marek KanievskaDrama, CrimeBudget: $8.0MBox office: $12.4M
Cast
- Andrew McCarthy as Clay
- Jami Gertz as Blair
- Robert Downey Jr. as Julian
- James Spader as Rip
- Tony Bill as Bradford Easton
- Nicholas Pryor as Benjamin Wells
Themes
- based on novel or book
- self-destruction
- drug addiction
- cocaine
- melancholy
- los angeles, california
- hedonism
- beverly hills
- decadence
- coke
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
22,740 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
50%
Metacritic
48/100
- Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 810683
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- publication date
- 1988-04-28
- title
- Less Than Zero
- review score
- 48%
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1980s coming-of-age drama films1987 American films1987 crime drama films1987 English-language films1987 films1987 LGBTQ-related films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican coming-of-age drama filmsAmerican crime drama filmsAmerican LGBTQ-related filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsFilms about cocaineFilms about homelessnessFilms about male bisexualityFilms about male prostitution in the United StatesFilms about substance abuse in the United StatesFilms based on American novelsFilms based on works by Bret Easton EllisFilms directed by Marek KanievskaFilms scored by Thomas NewmanFilms set in Los AngelesFilms shot in Los AngelesLGBTQ-related crime drama filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as Wikidata