House of Games

Name: House of Games
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1987-10-14
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.30
Cast: Mike Nussbaum, Lilia Skala, Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna

– A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.30 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 42 Minutes

Release Year:

1987

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.

Styles:

Cynical, Tense, Twists And Turns, Gloomy, Talky, Clever, Psychological, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1980s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Washington State, Seattle Washington, Seattle, USA

Genre:

Crime, Thriller

House of Games (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Oct 1987

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

House of Games

Directed by:

David Mamet

Story Written By:

Jonathan Katz, David Mamet

Main Actors:

Mike Nussbaum, Lilia Skala, Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna

Plot:

A famous psychologist, Margaret Ford, decides to try to help one of her patients get out of a gambling debt. She visits the bar where Mike, to whom the debt is owed, runs poker games. He convinces her to help him in a game: her assignment is to look for "tells", or give-away body language. What seems easy to her becomes much more complex.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations.

Production Company:

HBO Video

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.3/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

96%

Metacritic:

78%