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House of Games( 1987)

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Human nature is a sucker bet.

Overview

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Lindsay Crouse

      Dr. Margaret Ford

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      Joe Mantegna

      Mike

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      Mike Nussbaum

      Joey

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      Lilia Skala

      Dr. Maria Littauer

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      J. T. Walsh

      The Businessman

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      Steven Goldstein

      Billy Hahn

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      Jack Wallace

      Bartender

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      Ricky Jay

      George

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      William H. Macy

      Sgt. John Moran

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      Meshach Taylor

      Mr. Dean

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      John Pritchett

      Hotel Desk Clerk

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      Scott Zigler

      Western Union Clerk

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      Jacqueline de La Chaume

      Woman with Lighter

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      Willo Hausman

      Girl with Book

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      G. Roy Levin

      Poker Player

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      Allen Soule

      Poker Player

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      Johnny "Sugarbear" Willis

      Hotel Doorman

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      Josh Conescu

      Garage Attendant

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      Patricia Wolff

      Patient (Ford's Office)

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      Paul Walsh

      Man in Restaurant

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      Roberta Maguire

      Restaurant Hostess

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      Karen Kohlhaas

      Prison Ward Patient

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      Julie Mendenhall

      Late Student

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      Rachel Cline

      Student

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    A review by kevin2019

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    Written by kevin2019 on Thu Jan 25 2024
    "House of Games" has a major flaw at its heart: we are told much too early it is all about con men and the type of unscrupulous people who inhabit this shady and duplicitous world. This leaves you forewarned and on alert during the rest of the film so you are never in any real doubt about what is going on at any given moment. The only unanticipated element of the entire film is that it definitely has serious aspirations to reach beyond the particular genre where it takes place and therefore it has an ending which casts an extremely intriguing light upon the central character of Margaret Ford an...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    2585639.00

    Keywords

    • gambling
    • gambling debt
    • con man
    • fraud
    • con artist
    • psychiatrist
    • female psychiatrist
    • neo-noir
    • pool hall