Molly's Game (2017)

The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.

Director:

Aaron Sorkin

Writers:

Aaron Sorkin (written for the screen by), Molly Bloom (based on the book by)

Stars:

Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 50 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Chastain	...	Molly Bloom
Idris Elba	...	Charlie Jaffey
Kevin Costner	...	Larry Bloom
Michael Cera	...	Player X
Jeremy Strong	...	Dean Keith
Chris O'Dowd	...	Douglas Downey
J.C. MacKenzie	...	Harrison Wellstone
Brian d'Arcy James	...	Brad
Bill Camp	...	Harlan Eustice
Graham Greene	...	Judge Foxman
Justin Kirk	...	Jay
Angela Gots	...	B
Natalie Krill	...	Winston
Stephanie Herfield	...	Jesse
Madison McKinley	...	Shelby

Storyline

Molly Bloom, a beautiful young Olympic-class skier, ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans, and finally, unbeknownst to her, the Russian mob. Her only ally was her criminal defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey, who learned that there was much more to Molly than the tabloids led us to believe.

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Plot Keywords:

trial | poker | lawyer | playing cards | female protagonist | 

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Taglines:

Deal with her.

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, drug content and some violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Molly Bloom, the most money she'd ever seen lost in a card game session in one night was $100 million. The losing player settled the debt the following day.

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Goofs

The K2 244's that Molly was skiing were not introduced until about 2010 and the Rossignol FKS 120's were also even newer models.

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Quotes

Molly Bloom: Because it's my name... and I'll never have another.

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Connections

Referenced in All American: Regulate (2019)

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Soundtracks

Velvet Noose
Written by Whitney Petty and Molly Sides
Performed by Thunderpussy

User Reviews

It kept me fused ass to chair, eyes to screen for the entire duration!

Saw the movie last night, one of the best movies (if not THE BEST) I seen for some time now. All the characters are razor sharp, the entire dialog pierces your brain like an ice pick, great humor, great sarcasm, snappy lines, you feel like you need more and more during the movie (gets you addicted like a bad habit). One of the best discussions in cinema history (the therapy scene). Go see it in cinema, the crowd effect amplifies the emotions. My mark for this is 8/10 , 10/10 been an absolute masterpiece made every hundred years or so :))

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

China Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 January 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Molly's Game

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,349,967, 31 December 2017

Gross USA:

$28,780,744

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$59,284,015

Company Credits

Production Co:

STX Entertainment, Huayi Brothers Pictures, The Mark Gordon Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1