House of Games overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 1
Synopsis:
In his directorial debut, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet creates a stylish cinematic puzzle of games within games, as con men are joined by a psychologist in creating the perfect caper. Dr. Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse), the writer of psychological self-help books, meets Mike (Joe Mantegna) as she attempts to help a patient who owes heavy gambling debts. When she herself is the victim of a con, she becomes intrigued by the psychological drama of the con game and joins in a complicated scam involving a suitcase of cash.
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Movie Details:
- Director: David Mamet
- Studio: Orion, Filmhaus
- Year: 1987
- Run Time: 102 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- MPAA Rating: R
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Thriller
- Filmed in: Color
- Release: 1987 10 14 (USA)
