Palmetto

1998 114 min Crime, Mystery, Thriller

After being released from prison on a bum charge, Harry Barber is out for payback to regain his lost two years. He's hired by Mrs. Malroux to fake the kidnapping of her stepdaughter (the daughter of a dying millionaire). He discovers that he is being set up on multiple levels and will soon face a longer sentence if he doesn't prove the truth.

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IMDb 6.1 RT 40 Metacritic 43

earnings $5,878,911

director Volker Schlöndorff

writer E. Max Frye

cast