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Croupier

1998 · 94 min

A cool, detached noir that pulls you into a gambler's mindset, watching a man observe his own life spiral with wry fatalism.

Directed by: Mike Hodges
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Clive Owen, Kate Hardie, Alex Kingston

Tagline: Life's a gamble...
Overview: Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the novel he is writing.

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Directed by: Mike Hodges
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Clive Owen, Kate Hardie, Alex Kingston

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Tone: cynicalstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
betrayal
identity
crime
isolation
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Mike Hodges
Written by: Paul Mayersberg
Starring: Clive Owen, Kate Hardie, Alex Kingston, Gina McKee, Nicholas Ball, Alexander Morton, Paul Reynolds, Nick Reding
Music: Simon Fisher-Turner
Cinematography: Michael Garfath
Runtime: 94 min
Country: United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany
Languages: English

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