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House of Games

- Human nature is a sucker bet.

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.

Release Date : 1987-10-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Filmhaus

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Lindsay Crouse

Character Name : Dr. Margaret Ford

Original Name : Lindsay Crouse

Gender : Female

Joe Mantegna

Character Name : Mike

Original Name : Joe Mantegna

Gender : Male

Mike Nussbaum

Character Name : Joey

Original Name : Mike Nussbaum

Gender : Male

Lilia Skala

Character Name : Dr. Maria Littauer

Original Name : Lilia Skala

Gender : Female

J. T. Walsh

Character Name : The Businessman

Original Name : J. T. Walsh

Gender : Male

Steven Goldstein

Character Name : Billy Hahn

Original Name : Steven Goldstein

Gender : Male

Jack Wallace

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Jack Wallace

Gender : Male

Ricky Jay

Character Name : George

Original Name : Ricky Jay

Gender : Male

William H. Macy

Character Name : Sgt. John Moran

Original Name : William H. Macy

Gender : Male

Meshach Taylor

Character Name : Mr. Dean

Original Name : Meshach Taylor

Gender : Male

John Pritchett

Character Name : Hotel Desk Clerk

Original Name : John Pritchett

Gender : Male

Scott Zigler

Character Name : Western Union Clerk

Original Name : Scott Zigler

Gender : Male

Jacqueline de La Chaume

Character Name : Woman with Lighter

Original Name : Jacqueline de La Chaume

Gender : Male

Willo Hausman

Character Name : Girl with Book

Original Name : Willo Hausman

Gender : Male

G. Roy Levin

Character Name : Poker Player

Original Name : G. Roy Levin

Gender : Male

Allen Soule

Character Name : Poker Player

Original Name : Allen Soule

Gender : Male

Johnny "Sugarbear" Willis

Character Name : Hotel Doorman

Original Name : Johnny "Sugarbear" Willis

Gender : Male

Josh Conescu

Character Name : Garage Attendant

Original Name : Josh Conescu

Gender : Male

Patricia Wolff

Character Name : Patient (Ford's Office)

Original Name : Patricia Wolff

Gender : Female

Paul Walsh

Character Name : Man in Restaurant

Original Name : Paul Walsh

Gender : Male

Roberta Maguire

Character Name : Restaurant Hostess

Original Name : Roberta Maguire

Gender : Female

Karen Kohlhaas

Character Name : Prison Ward Patient

Original Name : Karen Kohlhaas

Gender : Female

Julie Mendenhall

Character Name : Late Student

Original Name : Julie Mendenhall

Gender : Male

Rachel Cline

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Rachel Cline

Gender : Male

Reviews

K

kevin2019

@kevin2019

2024-03-05

"House of Games" has a major flaw at its heart: we are told much too early it is all about con men and the type of unscrupulous people who inhabit this shady and duplicitous world. This leaves you forewarned and on alert during the rest of the film so you are never in any real doubt about what is going on at any given moment. The only unanticipated element of the entire film is that it definitely has serious aspirations to reach beyond the particular genre where it takes place and therefore it has an ending which casts an extremely intriguing light upon the central character of Margaret Ford and it leaves you wishing this aspect had been more fully explored. She is an enigma at the heart of a genre film and that in itself is most unusual.