Summary
A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poker while simultaneously earning the affections of a beautiful Las Vegas singer.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+12)
Critics 49Audiences 61GoodWatch 54
Metascore49
User score6.7
IMDb5.9
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings2.8/5
Box office
15%of its budget back
- Budget
- $55 M
- Worldwide
- $8 M
Worldwide it made back $8 M of the $55 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 4 min
A typical length for dramas, +15 min on the typical 109
typical 109124Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 57 more
Released
2007
May 1, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 59 more98 people
- Eric BanaHuck Cheever
- Drew BarrymoreBillie Offer
- Robert DuvallL.C. Cheever
- Debra MessingSuzanne Offer
- Jean SmartMichelle Carson
- Robert Downey Jr.Telephone Jack
- Horatio SanzReady Eddie
- Michael ShannonRay Zumbro
Kelvin Han YeeChico Banh
Danny HochBobby Basketball
David OppenheimJosh Cohen
John HenniganRalph Kaczynski
Charles Martin SmithRoy Durucher
Saverio GuerraLester
Evan JonesJason Keyes
Phyllis SomervillePawnbroker
Joey KernBillie's Admirer
Delaine YatesGinger- EGElisabeth GranliCocktail Waitress at First Table
Mykel Shannon JenkinsGary- KCKenny CauChinese Restaurant Waiter
- JYJack YoungerRoom Service Waiter
Tracy HoweRoy's Guy #1
Sonny SurowiecRoy's Guy #2
Directing · 2
- Curtis Hanson Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Julie Pitkanen Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Eric Roth Story, Screenplay
Production · 6
- Bruce Berman Executive Producer
- Denise Di Novi Producer
- Carol Fenelon Producer, Music Supervisor
- Mali Finn Casting
- Mari-Jo Winkler Co-Producer
- Kathleen M. Courtney Unit Production Manager
Camera · 8
- Peter Deming Director of Photography
- Mitch Dubin Camera Operator
- Paul Sanchez Camera Operator
- David Eubank First Assistant Camera
- Bob Gorelick Steadicam Operator
- Scott Rathner First Assistant Camera
Editing · 3
- William Kerr Editor
- Craig Kitson Editor
- Laura Steiger First Assistant Editor
Sound · 15
- Christopher Young Original Music Composer
- Scott Martin Gershin Supervising Sound Editor
- Thomas Milano Music Editor
- Steve Mann Sound Effects Editor
- Frank A. Montaño Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Michael Hertlein Dialogue Editor
Art · 5
- Clay A. Griffith Production Design
- Robert Greenfield Set Decoration
- Megan Blake Art Department Assistant
- Beat Frutiger Art Direction
- Angela Stauffer Art Department Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Michael Kaplan Costume Design
- Linda Matthews Costume Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Rick A. West Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Sonny Tipton Stunt Coordinator
- Paul Lacovara Stunt Double
- Darlene Ava Williams Utility Stunts
- John C. Hartigan Special Effects Coordinator
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