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 & 48 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

Molly Bloom's younger brother Jeremy Bloom was also a skier. He was a 3-time World Champion, 2-time Olympian, an 11-time World Cup Gold Medalist, and was inducted into the US Skiing Hall of Fame in 2013. He was also an All-American college football player at the University of Colorado. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles, but never played football professionally. In April 2010, Mr. Bloom founded the marketing software company Integrate. The company was named as the "Best New Company" at the American Business Awards in New York City, and Forbes Magazine called him one of the 30 most influential people in technology under the age of 30.

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Goofs

When Molly sits with her dad after skating, she drinks from a styrofoam cup. In the next shot, she has the cup down.

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Quotes

Douglas Downey: There's a poem... a famous... uh... a poem about... thoughts left unexpressed. "Two roads emerged from the woods. Do they explode? I dunno" You like poetry?
Molly Bloom: I did until a second ago

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Connections

Featured in The Oscars (2018)

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Soundtracks

With My Eyes Closed
Written by Sune Wagner
Performed by The Raveonettes
Published by Juvenile Delinquent Music
Administered by Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc.
Courtesy of The Raveonettes Ltd.
By arrangement with The Orchard

User Reviews

Chastain is brilliant

Interesting story that is a lot more than just some illegal poker games. It has great acting and digs deep into the politics in our society on many different levels. There has been a lot of power driven women films released this year but this one is at the top of its game.

Details

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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