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House of Games

1987·1h 42m·R
DramaCrimeThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
25,742 votes
Metascore
78
Metacritic

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.

House of Games is a 1987 drama crime movie directed by David Mamet, starring Joe Mantegna, Lilia Skala, Lindsay Crouse. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 25,742 votes and runs 1h 42m.

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Director
David Mamet
Stars
Joe Mantegna
Lilia Skala
Lindsay Crouse
Mike Nussbaum
Details
1987-10-14
102 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, Latin
Keywords
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