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The Poker House

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
5.6K
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Selma Blair, Bokeem Woodbine, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Jennifer Lawrence in The Poker House (2008)
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Drama

A dramatization of Lori Petty's teenage years spent in small town Iowa.A dramatization of Lori Petty's teenage years spent in small town Iowa.A dramatization of Lori Petty's teenage years spent in small town Iowa.

  • Director
    • Lori Petty
  • Writers
    • Lori Petty
    • David Alan Grier
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Lawrence
    • Javon Johnson
    • Sophi Bairley
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    5.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lori Petty
    • Writers
      • Lori Petty
      • David Alan Grier
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Lawrence
      • Javon Johnson
      • Sophi Bairley
    • 33User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

    Videos1

    The Poker House
    Trailer 1:37
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    Selma Blair, Bokeem Woodbine, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Jennifer Lawrence in The Poker House (2008)
    Bokeem Woodbine and Jennifer Lawrence in The Poker House (2008)
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Poker House (2008)
    Chloë Grace Moretz in The Poker House (2008)
    Bokeem Woodbine and Jennifer Lawrence in The Poker House (2008)
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Poker House (2008)
    Bokeem Woodbine and Jennifer Lawrence in The Poker House (2008)
    Selma Blair in The Poker House (2008)
    Jennifer Lawrence in The Poker House (2008)
    David Alan Grier and Chloë Grace Moretz in The Poker House (2008)
    Selma Blair in The Poker House (2008)
    Selma Blair and Bokeem Woodbine in The Poker House (2008)

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    Jennifer Lawrence
    Jennifer Lawrence
    • Agnes
    Javon Johnson
    Javon Johnson
    • 1st 'John'
    Sophi Bairley
    Sophi Bairley
    • Bee
    • (as Sophia Bairley)
    Bokeem Woodbine
    Bokeem Woodbine
    • Duval
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    • Cammie
    • (as Chloe Grace Moretz)
    Casey Tutton
    Casey Tutton
    • Sheila
    Matthew Gerdisch
    Matthew Gerdisch
    • Earl
    Robert Gerdisch
    Robert Gerdisch
    • Burl
    Lucas Ellman
    • Clyde Junior
    Kymberly Mellen
    • Sheila's Mom
    • (as Kimberly Mellen)
    Andrew Rothenberg
    Andrew Rothenberg
    • Clyde Senior
    Danielle Campbell
    Danielle Campbell
    • Darla
    Selma Blair
    Selma Blair
    • Sarah
    Jayce Ryan
    • Daniel
    Kirsten Mose
    • Young Agnes
    Abby Phalen
    • Young Cammie
    Sara Hennessy
    • Young Bee
    Natalie West
    Natalie West
    • Dolly
    • Director
      • Lori Petty
    • Writers
      • Lori Petty
      • David Alan Grier
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jennifer Lawrence's father, Gary Lawrence, appears in the movie (uncredited) as the basketball coach of the other team.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Agnes: [narrating] I race the sun home in the morning, and the moon up at night. Anything can happen, and anything does. There's just today - and then there's tonight. And tonight is wonderful.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Jennifer Lawrence Performances (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Ain't No Mountain High Enough
      Written by Valerie Simpson and Nick Ashford (as Nickolas Ashford)

      Performed by Jennifer Lawrence (uncredited), Sophi Bairley (uncredited) and Chloë Grace Moretz (uncredited)

      Courtesy of Jobete Music Co. Inc.

    User reviews33

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    Featured review
    6/10
    Felt a bit all over the place at times, not a terrible movie though
    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
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    • Feb 8, 2011

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    • Release date
      • 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Behind Closed Doors
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production company
      • The Poker House
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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