---
title: 'The Center of the World (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wayne Wang'
released: '2001-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-center-of-the-world-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240402/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Center of the World (2001)

2001 · 88 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Center of the World is a 2001 American drama film directed by Wayne Wang and shot on digital video. It stars Peter Sarsgaard as a dot-com millionaire who hires a drummer/stripper to stay with him in Las Vegas for three days for US$10,000. The film was screened out of competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wayne Wang](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-wang)
- **Screenplay:** [Wayne Wang](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-wang), [Paul Auster](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-auster)
- **Producer:** [Wayne Wang](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-wang)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stewart Copeland](https://cinepixo.com/people/stewart-copeland)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mauro Fiore](https://cinepixo.com/people/mauro-fiore)

## Cast

- [Balthazar Getty](https://cinepixo.com/people/balthazar-getty)
- [Carla Gugino](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-gugino)
- [Molly Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/molly-parker)
- [Pat Morita](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-morita)
- [Peter Sarsgaard](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-sarsgaard)

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