Poker Night (2014)

When a new detective is caught by a vicious psychopath and locked in a basement, he must use the knowledge he learned from some of the best detectives at Poker Night, then match wits against his captor.

Director:

Greg Francis

Writers:

Doug Buchanan, Greg Francis

Stars:

Beau Mirchoff, Ron Perlman, Giancarlo Esposito

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Beau Mirchoff	...	Stan Jeter
Ron Perlman	...	Calabrese
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Bernard
Titus Welliver	...	Maxwell
Michael Eklund	...	The Man
Ron Eldard	...	Cunningham
Corey Large	...	Davis
Halston Sage	...	Amy
Lochlyn Munro	...	Nate Munson
Kieran Large	...	Shawn
Dean Wray	...	The Mentor
Mitchell Baker	...	Bob Fisher
Aaron Rattner	...	Mr. Rabbitt
Chad Krowchuk	...	Mr. Bootles
Grizz Salzl	...	Shawn's Father

Storyline

When you become a detective in Warsaw Indiana - you go to Poker Night, where you play against some of the best cops in the business. They tell you stories about their time on the job - their successes and failures. When new Detective Stan Jeter leaves the game, he is caught by a vicious psychopath and locked in a basement. Using the stories he heard at Poker Night, he must match wits against his captor - and save not only himself, but the young girl trapped in the basement with him. Like Seven and Usual Suspect, Poker Night combines thrills and twists and turns that will leave you guessing till the very end.

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Plot Keywords:

warsaw indiana | psychopath | police detective | poker game | nonlinear timeline | 

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Taglines:

How do you catch a killer when he's holding all the cards ...

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rick Fox played basketball at Warsaw High School.

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Goofs

The main character, when glued to the wall, frees his leg only to kick into the pipe, and the pipe hits his head. There is no reason to kick the pipe, later he frees him self by only detaching from the wall.

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Connections

References Marked for Death (1990)

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Soundtracks

Angry Mob
Written by Tom Erba
courtesy of Source In Sync Music

User Reviews

Not your average by the numbers filmmaking

Cop movies are nothing new, neither is terrorizing someone in a room. I thought the movie was gonna be a Saw meets cop movie sorta thing based on some reviews. gotta say though, this movie was way cooler than that. It reminded me of Guy Ritchie movies - tracking back an forward in time, funny surreal moments, people breaking fourth wall to explain things, characters switching places, etc.

The acting was solid and cinematography and editing were top notch. The beginning felt a tad weak, but i'm really splitting hairs here. They really got everything on the screen with this movie. I think if there's any real 'problem' with it is, it doesn't follow the typical arc people expect these days. More of an oblique 70's feel, where you don't have the satisfaction of a neat resolution or the hero doing the final heroic thing. But that's a good thing. It's unexpected.

All in all, it was actually one of the better movies I've seen this year. Hope it gets legs. It deserves it.

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 2014 (Kuwait)

Also Known As:

Poker Night

Filming Locations:

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,457

Company Credits

Production Co:

Movie Trailer House, Wingman Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1