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Croupier (1998)

Croupier poster
Directed by
Mike Hodges
Genre
drama film, crime film, neo-noir
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 327 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A struggling writer takes a job as a croupier in a casino. He gets drawn into the world of gambling and crime.

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What happens

Croupier is a 1998 British thriller film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Clive Owen. The film attracted a strong critical following in North America and helped to launch Owen's acting career there. It uses interior monologues in the style of many early noir detective films. Croupier was released on DVD by Alliance Atlantis in Canada and Image Entertainment in the US. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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