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The Lottery

1989, English. Directed by Garry Marshall.

A music teacher realizes that she's won the lottery, but then promptly loses the ticket out the window. The short film then follows her exploits to recover the ticket as it is grabbed by a pigeon, blown down the street and into the subway.

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Runtime
0h 3m
Post-credits
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Language
English
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Released
1 May 1989
Country
United States of America

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The Lottery runs 3 minutes (0h 3m).

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The Lottery isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 May 1989. (Checked 10 November 2026.)

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Who directed The Lottery?

The Lottery (1989) was directed by Garry Marshall and stars Bette Midler.

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