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Molly's Game

Molly's Game

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Molly's Game

"Deal with her."

2017

2h 21m

7.2(4113 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.

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Production Companies

The Mark Gordon Company

Pascal Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain

Molly Bloom

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Charlie Jaffey

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

Larry Bloom

Michael Cera

Michael Cera

Player X

Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong

Dean Keith

Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

Douglas Downey

J.C. MacKenzie

J.C. MacKenzie

Harrison Wellstone

Brian d'Arcy James

Brian d'Arcy James

Bad Brad

Bill Camp

Bill Camp

Harlan Eustice

Graham Greene

Graham Greene

Judge Foxman

Creative team

Directed by: Aaron Sorkin
Written by: Aaron Sorkin
Produced by: Amy Pascal
Mark Gordon

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