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Oct 14, 1987 · A psychiatrist helps a gambler in a poker game and gets involved in a web of cons and scams. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1987 film.
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- Crime, Thriller
- David Mamet
- 1987-10-14
House of Games is a 1987 American neo-noir film about con-men and confidence scams by David Mamet, his directorial debut. He also wrote the screenplay, based on a story he co-wrote with Jonathan Katz. The film's cast includes Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Ricky Jay, and J. T. Walsh.
A con artist (Joe Mantegna) teaches a therapist (Lindsay Crouse) how to deceive a rich gambler (Ricky Jay) in this 1987 drama by David Mamet. Roger Ebert praises Mamet's style, dialogue and themes of trust and deception.
Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. After one of her patients threatens suicide, psychiatrist Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse) confronts the source of his anxieties, a downtown bookie named ...
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- David Mamet
- R
- Lindsay Crouse
A psychiatrist becomes involved with a group of con artists and learns about their tricks and schemes. She joins them in a sting operation that goes wrong and faces the consequences.
A psychiatrist (Lindsay Crouse) gets involved with a gambler (Joe Mantegna) and his con artist friends in Seattle. Roger Ebert praises the plotting, dialogue and performances of David Mamet's directorial debut.
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A 1987 thriller by David Mamet, starring Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna as a therapist and a gambler. The film features sharp dialogue, twists and turns, and a commentary by Mamet and Ricky Jay.
