"A quest."

2015

1h 58m

5.7(685 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in the decadent Hollywood excess that defines his existence. Women provide a distraction to his daily pain, and every encounter brings him closer to finding his place in the world.

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84 members

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Christian Bale

Rick

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Cate Blanchett

Nancy

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Natalie Portman

Elizabeth

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Brian Dennehy

Joseph

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Antonio Banderas

Tonio

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Freida Pinto

Helen

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Wes Bentley

Barry

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Isabel Lucas

Isabel

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Teresa Palmer

Karen

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Imogen Poots

Della

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Peter Matthiessen

Christopher

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Armin Mueller-Stahl

Fr. Zeitlinger

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Cherry Jones

Ruth

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Patrick Whitesell

Agent #1

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Production

Rick Hess

Agent #2

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Michael Wincott

Herb

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Kevin Corrigan

Gus

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Jason Clarke

Johnny

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Joel Kinnaman

Errol

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Clifton Collins Jr.

Jordan

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Nick Offerman

Scott

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Jamie Harris

Burglar

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Lawrence Jackson

Burglar #2

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Dane DeHaan

Paul

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Shea Whigham

Jim

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Ryan O'Neal

Ryan

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Bruce Wagner

Bud Wiggins

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Jocelin Donahue

Jocelin

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Nicky Whelan

Nicky

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Fabio

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Joe Manganiello

Joe

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Thomas Lennon

Tom

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Joe Lo Truglio

Guest

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Beau Garrett

Beau

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Katia Winter

Katia

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Jelly Howie

Jelly

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Nick Kroll

Nick

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Danny Strong

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Сергей Бодров

Sergei

Camera

Jörg Widmer

Photographer

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Kelly Cutrone

Model Agency Woman

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Alpha Takahashi

Japanese Girl #1

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Yumi Mizui

Japanese Girl #2

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Slavitza Jovan

Tarot Card Reader

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Naha Armády

Naha

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Janette Roderick

Weightlifter

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Thomas Barnes

Dr. Barnes

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Isis Alize

Barbie

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Cleo Bartolo

Maid

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Leo Vendedda

Burn Victim #1

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Deuce Wayne

Burn Victim #2

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Melissa Haro

Model #1

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Raquel Zimmermann

Model #2

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Jessica Farrow

Model #3

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Elizabeth Betzen

Model #4

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Alana Marie

Photo Studio Model

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Madeleine Wade

Dancer #1

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Sara Mohr

Dancer #2

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Pheobe Schraft

Harpist

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Sarah Kaite Coughlan

Party Goer #1

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Miranda Jewel

Party Goer #2

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Riley Lee

Boss

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Jennifer Connell

June

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Paula Lema

January

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Christie Beran

Vegas Pretty Girl

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Ben Kingsley

Storyteller (voice)

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Chéri Ballinger

Blond Spa Girl (uncredited)

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Elena Nikitina Bick

Model (uncredited)

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Adrienne McQueen

Seductress (uncredited)

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Valiant Michael

Actor (uncredited)

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Hazuki Kato

Party Girl (uncredited)

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Nikki Magnusson

Casino Patron (uncredited)

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Tamara Belousova

Dizzy Actress (uncredited)

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Tara Beaulieu

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Jaime Gallagher

Nanny (uncredited)

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Stephen D'Angelo

Steve (uncredited)

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Magali Widmer

Bartender (uncredited)

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Mena Lovin

Actress (uncredited)

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Emely von Oest

Love (uncredited)

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Leni Rico Maria Magdalena

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Dean Bruni

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Allison Ott

Marie Antoinette (uncredited)

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Dan Harmon

Dan Harmon (uncredited)

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Theo Bongani Ndyalvane

Party Guest (uncredited)

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