The Color of Money

1986 · 1h59 · Film

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Starring Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver, John Turturro, Bill Cobbs, Forest Whitaker, Keith McCready, Elizabeth Bracco, Vito D'Ambrosio

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Richard Price, Walter Tevis

Music

Robbie Robertson

Cinematography

Michael Ballhaus

Cast

Helen Shaver, John Turturro, Bill Cobbs, Forest Whitaker, Keith McCready, Elizabeth Bracco, Vito D'Ambrosio, Ron Dean, Robert Agins

Updated July 22, 2026

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