Owning Mahowny (2003)

Directed by

Richard Kwietniowski

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United Kingdom, Canada

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 206 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Toronto bank employee secretly embezzles millions of dollars from his employer to fund a severe gambling addiction. The movie follows his risky double life as he tries to keep his crimes hidden while chasing bigger bets.

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What happens

Owning Mahowny is a 2003 Canadian film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Maury Chaykin and John Hurt. The film is based on the true story of Brian Molony, a Toronto bank employee who embezzled more than $10 million to feed his gambling addiction. Owning Mahowny was named one of the ten best films of the year by critic Roger Ebert. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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