House of Games
- Original title
- House of Games
- Year
- 1987
- Running time
- 102 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Lindsay Crouse
- Joe Mantegna
- Mike Nussbaum
- J.T. Walsh
- Lilia Skala
- Ricky Jay
- Jack Wallace
- William H. Macy
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Mystery | Gambling. Crime. Independent Film (US). Neo-noir
- Synopsis
- The film is a character study of Dr. Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse), a psychiatrist and best-selling author specializing in addictive behaviour. During a therapy session, she discovers that a patient owes a 25,000 dollars gambling debt. When she becomes involved on her patients behalf, she enters an underworld populated with fascinating characters. Dr. Ford is both strong and vulnerable, and Crouse exploits this ambiguity in a powerful central performance. Joe Mantegna is also a presence as underworld denizen Mike.
- Awards
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1987: Nominated for Golden Globe: Nominated for Best screenplay1987: Venice Film Festival: Best Screenplay, Pasinetti Award, Cinecritica Award1987: David di Donatello Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Screenplay
- Critics' reviews
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"Save for a questionable ending, it's one of the year's best films"
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It's a clever, intelligent piece of work with an impulse to surprise and entertain."
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