House of Games
1987 · Movie · R · 102 min · ★ 6.8 · 88% critics
A psychiatrist tries to help a troubled gambler and ends up drawn into a slick grifter’s circle. What starts as a favor turns into an uneasy education in stings and scams, pulling her deeper into a shadowy world where trust is a weapon and every move feels like part of a game.
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-10-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (347 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a moody, twist-filled con story that rewards close attention and keeps raising the stakes, in the vein of Homicide or Glengarry Glen Ross; Not for you if you hate stilted dialogue or uneven acting.
Pros: twisty, stake-raising story; tense con-game atmosphere; intriguing central character | Cons: uneven lead performances; dialogue feels stilted; some cons feel predictable
Themes
- gambling
- gambling debt
- con man
- fraud
- con artist
- psychiatrist
- female psychiatrist
- neo-noir
- pool hall
Cast & crew
Lindsay Crouse
as Dr. Margaret Ford
Joe Mantegna
as Mike
Mike Nussbaum
as Joey
Lilia Skala
as Dr. Maria Littauer
J.T. Walsh
as The Businessman
Steven Goldstein
as Billy Hahn
Jack Wallace
as Bartender
Ricky Jay
as George
William H. Macy
as Sgt. John Moran
Meshach Taylor
as Mr. Dean
Directed by David Mamet