

“Maria's life was a search for the ultimate answer even after she found there was none.”
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Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her friendship with a sensitive gay movie producer, B.Z., offers a semblance of solace. But even that relationship proves to be fleeting amidst the empty decadence of Hollywood.

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Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her friendship with a...
Play It as It Lays (1972) was directed by Frank Perry. The film is a Drama production with a runtime of 1h 39m, rated 5.9/10.
Play It as It Lays runs 1h 39m (99 minutes total). Audience rating: 5.9/10 from 21 votes. Genre: Drama.
Play It as It Lays is rated 5.9/10 by 21 viewers — below average. A good pick for Drama fans.