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Loser (1996)
23 year-old Jimmy Ray is a small-time drug dealer bent on self-destruction. The product of broken home, Jimmy refuses help from those around him and spends his final hours hanging out and selling drugs (with, of course, an occasional robbery).
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23 year-old Jimmy Ray is a small-time drug dealer bent on self-destruction. The product of broken home, Jimmy refuses help from those around him and spends his final hours hanging out and selling drugs (with, of course, an occasional robbery).
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Genre:Drama, Crime
Written By:Kirk Harris
In Theaters:1/1/1996
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Runtime:80 minutes
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