Molly's Game (2017)
- Directed by
- Aaron Sorkin
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 4,046 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A former Olympic skier runs an elite underground poker game for wealthy celebrities and criminals. She faces legal trouble from the FBI and must work with her lawyer to defend herself.
fast-pacedcerebraltensewittyambitioussharpgrittyenergetic
What happens
Molly's Game is a 2017 American biographical film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin (in his directorial debut), based on the 2014 memoir by Molly Bloom. The film follows Molly, a former Olympic-class skier, as she runs the world's most exclusive underground poker empire and becomes the target of an FBI investigation. It stars Jessica Chastain as Molly, with Idris Elba as her lawyer and Kevin Costner as her father, alongside Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Chris O'Dowd, Joe Keery, Brian D'Arcy James, and Bill Camp. The film shows her rise and fall as the "Poker Princess", building poker empires in L.A. and New York. Her poker players include some of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world: movie stars, elite athletes, billionaire business magnates, and, unbeknownst to her, the Russian mafia. Molly's Game received positive reviews, with praise for Sorkin's screenplay and Chastain and Elba's performances. Chastain's performance was regarded by critics as one of the best of her career, earning her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Drama. Sorkin's screenplay earned him nominations for the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Writers Guild of America Awards, and BAFTA Awards. Principal photography began in November 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The film premiered on September 8, 2017, at the Toronto International Film Festival, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 25, 2017, by STX Entertainment. It went to world-wide distribution on January 5, 2018, grossing $59 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
The Card Counter (2021)
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir (2017)
The Wizard of Lies (2017)
Casino (1995)
Icarus (2017)
High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (2003)
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.