Owning Mahowny
2003 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 6.8 · 74% critics
A respected young bank employee in Toronto hides a compulsive gambling habit behind a quiet, hardworking image. As debts spiral, he abuses his access to clients’ money and bank procedures to keep betting, drawing in casino operators eager to profit and putting his career, relationships, and integrity under mounting pressure.
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-05-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (201 votes)
About
If you like understated true-crime dramas about addiction and moral collapse, this may click, especially if you enjoyed the grounded tension of Dirty Pretty Things; Not for you if you want big thrills, clear heroes, or a feel-good ride.
Pros: gripping true-story hook; strong lead performance; low-key realism | Cons: limited suspense; technical details confusing; downbeat, anticlimactic feel
Themes
- banker
- casino
- airport
- based on novel or book
- gambling
- toronto, canada
- fraud
- compulsive gambling
- based on true story
- niagara falls
- money
- atlantic city
- +7 more
Cast & crew
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Dan Mahowny
Minnie Driver
as Belinda
John Hurt
as Victor Foss
Maury Chaykin
as Frank Perlin
Ian Tracey
as Det. Ben Lock
K.C. Collins
as Bernie
Jason Blicker
as Dave Quinson
Vince Corazza
as Doug
Sonja Smits
as Dana Selkirk
Roger Dunn
as Bill Gooden
Directed by Richard Kwietniowski