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Less Than Zero (1987)

★ 6.4 · 300 ratings on TMDB

It only looks like the good life.

Less Than Zero poster★ 6.4

A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.

DirectorMarek Kanievska
CastAndrew McCarthy, Donna Mitchell, James Spader, Jami Gertz, Lisanne Falk, Michael Bowen
GenresCrime, Drama
The emergence reading

Less Than Zero keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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