House of Games R
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 42 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: August 21, 2007
- Originally Released: 1987
- Label: Criterion Collection
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Lindsay Crouse & Joe Mantegna | |
Performer: | Lilia Skala, Mike Nussbaum, Ricky Jay, J.T. Walsh, Meshach Taylor & William H. Macy | |
Directed by | David Mamet | |
Edited by | Trudy Ship | |
Screenplay by | David Mamet | |
Story by | David Mamet & Jonathan Katz | |
Produced by | Michael Hausman | |
Director of Photography: | Juan Ruiz Anchía |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 4/5 --
Playwright David Mamet's directorial debut is a cardsharp con game full of tricks.
Full Review
Netflix
Rating: 5/5 --
A top-notch psychological thriller about sexual politics, trust and betrayal.
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Spirituality and Practice
Rating: 4/4 --
There is a teasing quality to Mamet's presentations that reminds me of a skilled magician, meticulously laying out his cards while telling us a story.
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Chicago Sun-Times
With a parlor-trick plot and neon-lit cinematography right out of Edward Hopper's NIGHTHAWKS, GAMES is a con within a con within a con. -- Grade: A-
Entertainment Weekly
Rating: 4.5/5 --
One of the finest Mamet adaptations out there.
eFilmCritic.com
...Coldly absorbing....Mamet gives us the plot in crisp layers....[The] dialogue -- subtly rhythmed, pungent, terrifically well written -- carries the movie...
Los Angeles Times
Included in the New York Times 10 Best Films of 1987
New York Times
Product Description:
David Mamet's directorial debut finds him exploring his abiding interest in deception and inviting his audience to be prepared for endless twists and turns. The film is a character study of Dr. Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse), a psychiatrist and best-selling author specializing in addictive behavior. During a therapy session, she discovers that a patient owes a $25,000 gambling debt. When she becomes involved on her patient's behalf, she enters an underworld populated with fascinating characters. Dr. Ford is both strong and vulnerable, and Crouse exploits this ambiguity in a powerful central performance. Joe Mantegna is also a presence as underworld denizen Mike. The strong overall acting and well-crafted plot pleased critics and proved to be at the heart of Mamet's future filmmaking successes.
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- Sales Rank: 51,081
- UPC: 715515025027
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