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Dead Money

2024 · 100 min

A tense, high-stakes ride through a single night of poker and peril, keeping you on edge with its relentless pressure and grim choices.

Directed by
Luc Walpoth
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Starring
Emile Hirsch, David Keith, India Eisley
Tagline
At this table, folding can be fatal.
Overview
Professional poker player Andy and his girlfriend, Chloe, are thrust into a dangerous 24-hour ordeal after a home poker game is robbed. When Andy impulsively steals the cash back from an inside-job robbery orchestrated by a local debtor, the criminals track him down and kidnap Chloe. To save her life and win back the money, Andy is forced to play in the highest-stakes poker game of his life.

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Free in the UK
  • Tubi TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Luc Walpoth
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Starring
Emile Hirsch, David Keith, India Eisley
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • greed
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime
Directed by
Luc Walpoth
Written by
Josh Wilcox
Starring
Emile Hirsch, David Keith, India Eisley, Jackie Earle Haley, Rory Culkin, Peter Facinelli, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jocelyn Hudon
Music
Mathieu Carratier
Cinematography
Ivan Abel
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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