Movie specification
| IMDb Rating
|
7.4/10 |
| Release Year
|
2017 |
| Genre
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Crime, Drama, Biography |
| Length
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2h 20 min |
| Director
|
Aaron Sorkin |
Molly's life takes a drastic turn when a severe injury curtails her Olympic aspirations. To make ends meet, she takes a job at the Viper Room, hosting weekly high-stakes poker games. Over time, she evolves into a game organizer with stakes reaching as high as $100,000 per hand, raking in as much as $4 million a year. However, her operation comes crashing down when the FBI intervenes, unveiling a wild narrative involving drug addiction, organized crime, and a contentious legal battle.
The film chronicles her courtroom struggles while also exploring how it all began. Additionally, it reflects on Molly’s complicated relationship with her father, played by Kevin Costner. poker games The screenplay is loosely based on actual events, adapted from Molly Bloom's memoir, 'Molly's Game: The True Story of the 26-Year-Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive High-Stakes Poker Game in the World.' While much of the narrative is rooted in real-life occurrences, the filmmakers took liberties to heighten the drama.
'MOLLY'S GAME' recounts the true story of Molly Bloom, an exceptional skier who operated the world’s most elite high-stakes poker games for ten years before her arrest in a dramatic night raid by 17 FBI agents with automatic weapons. Her clientele included Hollywood A-listers, sports icons, business moguls, and, unbeknownst to her, connections to the Russian mafia. The only person in her corner was her defense attorney Charlie Jaffey, who discovered that there was far more to Molly than what the tabloids conveyed.
In Theaters December 25, 2017, nationwide January 5, 2018.
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Chris O'Dowd, Michael Cera, Joe Keery, Rachel Skarsten, Graham Greene, and Brian d'Arcy James.
Writer: Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, based on Molly Bloom's memoir.
Producers: Stuart M. Besser, Mark Gordon, Leopoldo Gout, Matt Jackson, Lauren Lohman, Lyn Lucibello, and Amy Pascal.
Director: Aaron Sorkin
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