A dramatization of Lori Petty's teenage years spent in small town Iowa.
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Title: The Poker House (2008)
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Cast
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| Jennifer Lawrence | ... | Agnes | |
| Javon Johnson | ... | 1st 'John' | |
| Sophi Bairley | ... | Bee (as Sophia Bairley) | |
| Bokeem Woodbine | ... | Duval | |
| Chloë Grace Moretz | ... | Cammie (as Chloe Grace Moretz) | |
| Casey Tutton | ... | Sheila | |
| Matthew Gerdisch | ... | Earl | |
| Robert Gerdisch | ... | Burl | |
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Lucas Ellman | ... | Clyde Junior |
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Kymberly Mellen | ... | Sheila's Mom (as Kimberly Mellen) |
| Andrew Rothenberg | ... | Clyde Senior | |
| Danielle Campbell | ... | Darla | |
| Selma Blair | ... | Sarah | |
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Jayce Ryan | ... | Daniel |
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Kirsten Mose | ... | Young Agnes |
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A dramatization of Lori Petty's teenage years spent in small town Iowa.
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Lust, drugs and violence... no place for a kid. See more »Genres:
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Rated R for language, and disturbing content involving a minor including rape, sexual content and drug/alcohol abuse | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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1st 'John': [seeing her come in] Ah...
Agnes: [narrating] I race the sun home in the morning, and the moon up at night. There's just today, and then there's tonight. Anything can happen, then anything does. You get through it.
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The interior and exterior of the poker house were two separate locations. See more »Goofs
When Agnes walks into the building to play her basketball game, the camera and operator are visible in the glass doors through which she enters. See more »Quotes
[first lines]1st 'John': [seeing her come in] Ah...
Agnes: [narrating] I race the sun home in the morning, and the moon up at night. There's just today, and then there's tonight. Anything can happen, then anything does. You get through it.
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This is one of the story in the life of Lori Petty, and I never knew how much of a difficult childhood she had. It's basically a depressing and yet well acted and well made movie to some degree about girls struggles. Mainly because of a bad mother and not a very good environment to be growing up in. Now the negative aspect of this movie is that, it seemed to drag in a lot of scenes. In fact some of the scenes actually seemed quite pointless. Basically the plot is about a tough girl who is also smart, but don't always make the right decision having to take care of her sisters as well as overcome her struggles with the environment. The plot seemed all over the place at times and got boring during sometimes as well. This is not a near perfect movie but it isn't as terrible as some people claim it to be. The ending was okay though.
6/10