Paul Thomas Anderson directed a movie.
Hard Eight is a 1996 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson , and stars Philip Baker Hall , John C. Reilly , Gwyneth Paltrow and Samuel L. Jackson , with brief appearances by Robert Ridgely , Philip Seymour Hoffman and Melora Walters . Paul Thomas Anderson . In 2002 , the romantic comedy-drama Punch-Drunk Love , Anderson 's fourth feature , was released to generally favorable reviews . Punch-Drunk Love is a 2002 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Adam Sandler , Emily Watson , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Luis Guzmán , and Mary Lynn Rajskub .