The Underneath

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The Underneath

R,

1995,

1h 39m,

Crime/

Drama

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64%

28 Reviews

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39%

1,000+ Ratings

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Gambling addict Michael Chambers (Peter Gallagher) returns to Texas for the wedding of his mother and soon becomes engulfed in the wreckage of his past. He has an affair with his ex-wife, Rachel (Alison Elliott), who is now seeing thug Tommy Dundee (William Fichtner). When Dundee discovers the two lovers together, Chambers finds himself at the center of an armored car heist involving an old flame (Elisabeth Shue) and his new stepfather (Paul Dooley).

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Jun 7, 2022

Proceeding gracefully and without difficulty through three or four time frames at once, The Underneath alternates between an armored-car robbery carried out by the hero as an inside job and various stages in his past leading up to it.

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

Aug 16, 2017

3/4

Pulp Fiction fresh.

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Caryn James

New York Times

Aug 30, 2004

2.5/5

Too chaotic to work as a thriller.

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Graham Young

Birmingham Mail

Feb 26, 2026

3/4

A slow paced but intelligent and taut work, if you enjoyed The Usual Suspects you'll find much to admire here.

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Rob Lowing

The Sun-Herald (Australia)

Dec 17, 2024

2.5/4

Gallagher excels at the kind of fleshily self-deluding loser who is likable, despicable and understandable all at once.

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

Mar 29, 2022

2/4

This relatively simple narrative is hidden amid multiple flashbacks that are meant to keep the viewer guessing. They're more likely to keep them irritated.

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Harry R

Apr 18, 2017

The plot is a bit silly and trashy, but as usual I had a lot of fun with Soderbergh's fuckery. The non-linearity, the split-focus diopters, the extreme colour-coding, the ten-minute segment shot entirely from the perspective of a hospital bed, it's all a lot of fun to watch. The ending is really great and really terrible at the same time, and I think I loved it.

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Steven Soderbergh

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Peter Gallagher

Michael Chambers

Alison Elliott

Rachel

William Fichtner

Tommy Dundee

Adam Trese

David Chambers

Joe Don Baker

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Synopsis

Gambling addict Michael Chambers (Peter Gallagher) returns to Texas for the wedding of his mother and soon becomes engulfed in the wreckage of his past. He has an affair with his ex-wife, Rachel (Alison Elliott), who is now seeing thug Tommy Dundee (William Fichtner). When Dundee discovers the two lovers together, Chambers finds himself at the center of an armored car heist involving an old flame (Elisabeth Shue) and his new stepfather (Paul Dooley).

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Producer: John Hardy
Screenwriter: Steven Soderbergh, Don Tracy, Daniel Fuchs
Distributor: MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 28, 1995, Original
Release Date (DVD): Jan 6, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA): $386.9K
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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