Phoenix is a 1998 American neo-noir crime film directed by British director Danny Cannon and starring Ray Liotta.

As his losses mount and time count down, Collins resorts to exploiting a young woman, Veronica, whom he has picked up to distract his friends in a poker game.

Having lost his lucky lighter, Collins asks her for a keepsake, but Leila tells him that he must make his own luck and avoid whatever trouble in which he's become involved.

Meanwhile, Chicago cuts off Collins from his bookies and gives him 48 hours to either repay his debt or murder Joey, a young suspect held in custody.

[1] Lawrence Van Gelder, writing in The New York Times, stated that "character and conversation outweigh momentum and suspense in Phoenix but a gifted cast [...] splashes alluring color across its familiar noir".

[3] In a negative review, Leonard Klady of Variety called the film "largely tiresome and uninspired", more suited to pay cable.