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The Poker House: Directed by Lori Petty. With Jennifer Lawrence, Javon Johnson, Sophi Bairley, Bokeem Woodbine. A dramatization of Lori Petty's teenage years spent in small town Iowa.
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- Lori Petty
- R
- 2 min
The Poker House, subsequently retitled as Behind Closed Doors, is a 2008 American independent drama film written and directed by Lori Petty, in her directorial debut. Based on Petty's early life during the 1970s, [1] the film depicts a painful day in the life of Agnes ( Jennifer Lawrence) a teenage girl who is raising her two younger sisters ...
- Lori Petty
- Mike Post
- Lori Petty
- Stephen J. Cannell, Michael Dubelko
The acting from a young Jennifer Lawrence, was great and she made her character seem very realistic. The storyline was quite deep and emotional and you can't help but feel for these young girls...
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- Lori Petty
- R
- Selma Blair
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Jul 17, 2009 · Up-and-comer Jennifer Lawrence ("The Burning Plain") stars as Agnes, the oldest of three sisters living with a drug addicted mother in the 'Poker House' - a brothel, drug mecca and gambling...
Agnes (Jennifer Lawrence) is a 14 year old living in a dysfunctional house. Her family escaped her abusive preacher father. Her sister Bee hopes to get into a foster home. Her youngest sister Cammie (Chloë Grace Moretz) sleeps at a friend's and spends her day at a bar with drunk Stymie (David Alan Grier).