House of games

This thriller stars Lindsay Crouse as a successful psychologist and best-selling author of “Driven: obsession and compulsion in everyday life” who becomes increasingly drawn into the shadowy underworld of a confidence trickster, Joe Mantegna, and his enigmatic cohorts, discovering that the thrill of the con answers deep-rooted needs unfulfilled by her daily round of listening to other people’s problems. Screenplay by David Mamet.

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Credits

director

David Mamet

producer

Michael Hausman

production company

Orion Pictures Corporation

Filmhaus Productions

Duration

01:37:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303635

Language

English

Subject categories

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Thrillers

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Gambling and crime

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Swindlers and swindling

Drama

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Gambling

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Gambling

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Gambling

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q1590837

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United States, 1987

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