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House of Games

Name: House of Games
Director: David Mamet
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Released: 1987-10-11
Cast: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum, Lilia Skala, J.T. Walsh

CrimeThrillerDrama

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.

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Cast

Lindsay CrouseJoe MantegnaMike NussbaumLilia SkalaJ.T. WalshSteven GoldsteinJack WallaceRicky JayWilliam H. MacyMeshach TaylorJohn PritchettScott Zigler

Director

David Mamet

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