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House of Games

A famous psychologist, Margaret Ford, decides to try to help one of her patients get out of a gambling debt. She visits the bar where Mike, to whom the debt is owed, runs poker games. He convinces her to help him in a game: her assignment is to look for "tells", or give-away body language. What seems easy to her becomes much more complex.

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Lindsay Crouse
Margaret Ford
Joe Mantegna
Mike
Mike Nussbaum
Joey

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Awards

  • 1988 - Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - nominated
  • 1989 - ALFS Award - Screenwriter of the Year - winner
  • 1987 - Golden Osella - Best Screenplay - winner
  • 1987 - Pasinetti Award - Best Film - winner

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