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11/10/1987 Crime, Thriller, Drama 1h 42m
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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.

  1. David Mamet

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Lindsay Crouse

    Dr. Margaret Ford

  2. Joe Mantegna

    Mike

  3. Mike Nussbaum

    Joey

  4. Lilia Skala

    Dr. Maria Littauer

  5. J.T. Walsh

    The Businessman

  6. Steven Goldstein

    Billy Hahn

  7. Jack Wallace

    Bartender

  8. Ricky Jay

    George

  9. William H. Macy

    Sgt. John Moran

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Reviews

A review by kevin2019
Written by kevin2019 on 2024-01-25
"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 a...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$2,585,639.00

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