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Poker Night

  • 20142014
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
8.5K
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Poker Night (2014)
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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... Read allWhen 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
8.5K
YOUR RATING
    • Greg Francis
    • Doug Buchanan
    • Greg Francis
  • Stars
    • Beau Mirchoff
    • Ron Perlman
    • Giancarlo Esposito
    • Greg Francis
    • Doug Buchanan
    • Greg Francis
  • Stars
    • Beau Mirchoff
    • Ron Perlman
    • Giancarlo Esposito
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    • 53User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
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    Beau Mirchoff in Poker Night (2014)
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    Ron Perlman, Ron Eldard, and Beau Mirchoff in Poker Night (2014)
    Ron Perlman, Giancarlo Esposito, Ron Eldard, Titus Welliver, and Beau Mirchoff in Poker Night (2014)
    Titus Welliver and Beau Mirchoff in Poker Night (2014)
    Titus Welliver in Poker Night (2014)
    Ron Perlman and Beau Mirchoff in Poker Night (2014)
    Ron Perlman in Poker Night (2014)
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    Beau Mirchoff
    Beau Mirchoff
    • Stan Jeter
    Ron Perlman
    Ron Perlman
    • Calabrese
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    • Bernard
    Titus Welliver
    Titus Welliver
    • Maxwell
    Michael Eklund
    Michael Eklund
    • The Man
    Ron Eldard
    Ron Eldard
    • Cunningham
    Corey Large
    Corey Large
    • Davis
    Halston Sage
    Halston Sage
    • Amy
    Lochlyn Munro
    Lochlyn Munro
    • Nate Munson
    Kieran Large
    • Shawn
    Dean Wray
    Dean Wray
    • The Mentor
    Mitchell Baker
    Mitchell Baker
    • Bob Fisher
    Aaron Rattner
    • Mr. Rabbitt
    Chad Krowchuk
    Chad Krowchuk
    • Mr. Bootles
    Grizz Salzl
    Grizz Salzl
    • Shawn's Father
    Rikki Gagne
    • Shawn's Mother
    Lauren Donnelly
    Lauren Donnelly
    • Reporter
    Denis Corbett
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      • Doug Buchanan
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    • Trivia
      The movie is also known as The Joker.
    • Goofs
      Superglue (i.e. cyanoacrylate glue, CA glue) is a kind of glue that does not actually "dry". This kind of glue sets through a chemical reaction when exposed to moisture. And in presence of sufficient moisture it sets very quickly. This is the reason it can instantly bond human skin, or varoious porous moisture-containing materials (e.g. wood). This is also the principle on which various CA "glue accelerators" are based. However, this glue can maintain its liquid state for a very long time when exposed to fairly dry air. A drop of CA glue will sit in the open for hours and hours without setting, since it pulls very little moisture from surrounding air. It is incorrect to claim that superglue applied to a gun would've dried quickly. Quite the opposite, the movie depiction of CA glue's behavior is very accurate: it remains liquid on an exposed metal surface, but cures instantly when comes in contact with human skin.
    • Quotes

      Detective: Trent's only line in the film was "I don't see anything here that says that this is our guy"

    • Connections
      References Marked for Death (1990)
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      Angry Mob
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    Worth watching just for the scene of a masked serial killer at work in his cubicle (yes, wearing the mask)
    Yes, what I mentioned in the my title is true. As far as I know in the history of cinema, there has never been a scene of a vicious, bloody serial killer wearing his grotesque mask while he goes to the office and sits in his cubicle with all the other 9-5 schleps. So, love it or hate it, ya gotta give this film props for that.

    "Poker Night" blends horror, crime, comedy and surrealism to bring us a wild ride like I haven't seen since the Christopher Walken masterpiece "Suicide Kings" (a flick you need to watch asap if you haven't already). This film takes a very similar approach, so similar that I had to check if the director of Poker Night also directed Suicide Kings but he did not. Both films are extremely non-linear, meaning they jump back & forth in time, from different perspectives, telling different stories which all come together in the end. Well sort of. Therein lies my only criticism, but first let's talk about the good.

    This film is a standard serial killer cat-and-mouse game, much like Saw, but it throws in a concurrent flashback to a cops' poker night where they are each telling stories of their careers. The stories relate to the main character's predicament as he's trying to outwit the killer. At the same time we're all trying to piece together who the killer is and what is the motivation behind all of this. It's definitely a film that you need to pay attention to, otherwise you might get lost in all the interweaving episodes & flashbacks, especially when they get surreal and the main character gets superimposed in the stories being told by others.

    It's also a very dark film, literally dark, where we are intentionally not shown what's happening until the end of a scene. The director took a gamble on whether this would be suspenseful or annoying, and my opinion is that it worked. Others may not agree.

    Another gamble was that hilarious serial killer fantasy I mentioned at the beginning. If I haven't been clear enough, I LOVED IT. That playful approach was exactly what was needed to break up the tension and disturbing nature of the story.

    Ok now the bad. The film frequently crosses over into unbelievable territory, as in people getting shot multiple times or mutilated in violent ways but they still get up and manage to pull off an action packed fight scene. There's one scene in particular where a character basically gets half his skin ripped off, but 5 minutes later it's barely a scratch. Maybe they threw in stuff like that to keep the audience awake, but at the risk of boring people they should've kept things more realistic all the way through. Also in the last 20 minutes there are several crazy plot leaps crammed together for the sake of giving us a bunch of twists, and I felt that these also undermined the core strength of the film which was a slow battle of wits. But those are really minor nitpicks which shouldn't dissuade you from checking out this movie.

    If you enjoy non-linear, flashback-based, bizarre & quirky crime thrillers such as "Pulp Fiction", "Reservoir Dogs" or the aforementioned "Suicide Kings" then definitely give this a go. Also if, like me, you are interested in this film only because the amazing Ron Perlman is in it, then you won't be disappointed. Although he's a somewhat minor character, his scenes are fantastic and easily raise the calibre of the film a few notches.
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    • Who was the guy in the mask at the end of the movie?

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    • Release date
      • November 20, 2014 (Kuwait)
      • Canada
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
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      • Wingman Productions
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