29th Street

29th Street

There's no telling where luck will take you

1991101 min6.9 / 10

A lighthearted, character-driven comedy about an ordinary man's improbable lottery win and the eccentric circumstances surrounding it, told with warmth and humor.

After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police station.

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