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House of Games (1987)
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Summary: A psychiatrist's patient is in desperate need of money, so she agrees to help him. (imdb)
Country: USA
Directed By: David Mamet
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na Voodoofly
65
T8
na Judge Holden
4
T6
na Jazzaloha
70
T7
na Cerebrus
70
T7
na Zang
97
T10
So noir your eyes will bleed. A very cold film as are most of Mamet's, but the casting is grossly spot on and the characters are as flawed as can be yet still aware of themselves. The story is plumb near perfect and I could not look away, and have viewed it about 10 times. This is what "The Grifters" wished it could be.
na Hhitech
70
T8
na rb42083
85
T9
na madiso
75
T10
na kevin.sheets
90
T8
na GeorgeKaplan
88
T7
na strangelime
90
T8
na mike615
77
T9
na 4newmovies
85
T6
na cryme
71
T3
na Sweekoden
79
T8
The ending, I'm sure, packed more of a punch three decades ago, but I have to admit that all of the, well, conartistry prior to it had me more than a little surprised. Cool, clever film.
na DrHopsALot
90
T10
na michaelsykes
60
T3
The intrigue in the middle doesn't make up for the hilariously stilted dialogue and criminally unsatisfying payoff.
na burflok
70
T9
na imdb
74
T9
na Dery
75
T8
na Raabeyes
84
T10
na gaucho
6
T9
na Hysteria
60
T4
na manoutoftime
100
T10
na djinn
3
T6
na sebby
60
T4
na WuGambino
75
T6
na Jeb
81
T7
na Cornica
87
T9
na mcclebra000
70
T5
na DavidKahane
82
T8
Lean and smart and slyly ferocious. Mamet builds plenty of twists and turns into his script, though it's worth noting that they undoubtedly worked better twenty years ago when movies weren't so commonly concerned with "gotcha" endings. Mamet's reputation is a factor in that, too. Like a guy who's already bested you once or twice, you watch a little closer, convinced that there's another trick up one of those sleeves of his.
na toro913
66
T6
na oneohh
69
T3
na DividedFrame
76
T6
na sheddle
85
T8
na oguzhaners
83
T9
na bal3x
80
T9
na coffee
80
T8
na Carlo Paz
70
T7
na jewellrunner
68
T5
na decathect
4
T7
na IMDb-byvotes
74
T7
na lakefxdan
80
T4
na heapshake
50
T5
na Bacchanalian
87
T10
na nedrifle
84
T6
na iyisinek
78
T8
Psikolog, yazar, kumarhane, kumar, tüyo, dolandiricilik, tirnakcilik, yazar, kliptomani, otel odasi, çantada para, cinayet (finalde), Margaret, Çok satan bir kitabi olan psikologtur. Bir hastasi bir gün yaninda intihar tesebüsünde bulunur. Margaret, ona yardimci olma sözü verir. Adam 25000 dolar borcu oldugunu ve ödemezse öldürülecegini söyler. Kadin borçla ilgili konusmak için kumarhaneye gider ve kendini oyunun içinde bulur. SP kumarbazla arkadas olur finalde kadini dolandirilar.
na adidawha
83
T9
na AAAutin
59
T8
na Manhatta
81
T7
I'll watch anything with Ricky Jay, and the more ridiculous the cons got, the more fun I was having. More excellent Mamet dialogue, but the actress (Mamet's significant other) was pretty terrible.
na lfmrezende
71
T2
na cgcore
62
T5
na monocle
74
T5
na JLCME20
85
T9
na ilsensine
85
T10
na poddarss
85
T8
na welike
30
T7
na dr_wombat
85
T8
na Sabreman
85
T3
na dagda2
88
T8
na Sunsplitter
31
T2
na monkfish
85
T8
na kyle.loomis
6
T8
na pmcatra
80
T9
na catfingers
83
T9
na Natr0n
90
T7
na jwest
85
T10
na glm
84
T8
84.125
na PFish
60
T6
na dumbjaw
86
T10
na cwratliff
93
T9
na jyt84
53
T4
na closedmouth
40
T1
na ted
49
T2
Never once did I believe that I was watching a world that does or could exist. And I could see the supposed twists coming a mile away. Visually pretty boring too. There are a couple passages of really well-written dialogue, but this flick is not worth watching. Matchstick Men is a far more entertaining movie that covers similar ground.
na ogiers
100
T10
na sadie
80
T7
na gwynplaine
85
T7
na IlPara
60
T4
na JJJames
75
T6
na dissidentdov
60
T3
na Cantstopdrew
83
T8
na dillybravo
89
T8
na imnotlaughin
60
T7
na krem99
97
T10
na dr. radical
75
T9
na Barthalen
78
T8
na barney76
72
T2
A bit overhyped, really. The poker stuff is complete BS (ever heard of a string bet? Table stakes?) and the dialog comes off as extremely unnatural for the most part. Oh, and who cannot see that long con coming from a mile away, seriously? As for redeeming qualities: well, the last ten minutes or so are actually pretty nice with a twistedly funny climax.
na chbbread
80
T6
na Rozno
90
T8
na rehtnap
65
T6
na Ivanhoe
84
T9
na Juice Box
70
T4
na caffe
63
T4
na Limdebois
70
T7
na TroyAnderson
79
T8
na Theyshootpic
16
T4
na Jerky
60
T8
na annie
76
T8
na LouisMazzini
78
T7
na cedarpoint
90
T8
na St. Gloede
80
T7
na JJ1986
70
T8
na JooJoo
6
T6
na FlixR8r
66
T6
na maxfischar
85
T7
na newgrange28
65
T6
na Cinemoose
77
T9
na ugur7
70
T5
na ledcollector
95
T10
na comanchex
88
T9
na hypnotoad1
80
T6
na ECB
80
T4
na brandonpcv
87
T10
na TripleSH
87
T9
Probably the best movie about con men to ever be put on film. Many other films have copied the general framework, but House of Games gets it right.
na basasdura
74
T7
na Charlie
75
T7
na cblur21
67
T6
na duffy
84
T8
na binbirsurat
50
T4
na cruelclown
85
T9
Great film. I usually don't like traces of theater in movies but they made this better. Top-notch acting.
na billkerwin
82
T6
Another Mamet film about confidence artists. It feel like one long intense poker game.
na Piglet
69
T6
na sandri
85
T7
na HKi
70
T5
na octanoid77
100
T8
na TJ Ximenez
96
T8
na PeaceAnarchy
76
T5
It kept me guessing all the way through and had me entertained. Like all Mamet films the dialogue gets a little tiring, but if you get past that it was very well constructed.
na penguinfreud
75
T8
na filmaffinity
72
T9
na dairylee
3
T6
na OrenJi
90
T7
na zevel6
60
T7
na sengir
81
T8
na Noxville
74
T5
na Stain
90
T9
Very nicely done "game" of a film, of highly civilized and practiced chicanery
na kafkalamak
70
T5
na KungFuDolly
2
T2
na Mazros
68
T5
na Woody92
90
T7
na carpuzz
77
T9
na Scampi
85
T9
na Dustyd
75
T8
well written film
na jacobkosh
88
T9
One of the great movies about swindles and cons. If you can handle Mamet's dialog, the rewards are immense.
na gregmnewman
70
T5
na BudLeonard
95
T8
na Kiitoksia
91
T9
na sproost
70
T7
na Darbicus
75
T8
na EvilShoe
75
T7
na Ronin21
82
T8
na Cahadras1
87
T8
na krf7
70
T6
na baaic
80
T5
na jjack229
75
T9
na Scarface
55
T3
na Gody85
61
T8
na savagewit
70
T8
na masoo
75
T6
na DTI
80
T6
Cons and cons within cons and then some other cons to boot. Mantegna's good, the psychiatry stuff is fairly dull, but on the whole it's all right. Ebert ranked this as one of the best movies of the 80's, so there's a chance you might really, really like it. Yeah, that's pretty vague.
na schizotoast
70
T6
na bruinsfan
78
T4
na willt
3
T6
na brodiemcleet
69
T4
na hannabelle88
70
T7
na debaser1985
75
T8
na Vandelay1
96
T10
Very Great
na Ortman
76
T8
na jgnikkila
85
T5
na almengi
73
T5
na Mawazh
80
T7
na follower
3
T7
na ronshafer
90
T9
na Gordon Cole
65
T5
na vlmecc
82
T8
na tanguero
85
T9
na jgots
88
T5
na capodelnulla
80
T7
na ratedargh
85
T8
na Mochard
60
T6
na pl_
65
T4
na JohnnyGray
90
T9
na nihilanth
77
T7
na sacrilicious
85
T9
na excowboy
76
T9
na stasis
94
T10
na MLafer
93
T10
na geckoteck
74
T8
na mCihhh
80
T8
na billxx
85
T7
na ehrenkm
90
T9
na jonnykungfu
80
T8
na mlpgaffney
80
T6
na ahmetemre
52
T3
na Travisbickle
95
T9
na katsuben
4
T7
na ptkw
70
T3
na stokehusk
60
T6
na John Castro
90
T9
na moviesinhell
88
T9
na Patryk
74
T7
na mosesismoses
88
T9
na avgcrtckr
67
T8
na deadbill
95
T8
na torontodog
80
T9
na alexandrsaar
77
T6
na jmsenise
73
T5
na meerkat
90
T9
Excellent film. David Mamet is a talented screenwriter and his directorial debut lives up to that talent. Granted, he's a misogynist, but somehow that is okay in this film.
na stepsideways
90
T7
na stefro
92
T9
na monamercdya
9
T3
na lise
88
T9
na Weafdog
47
T9
na kneudorf
40
T3
na cat9man
91
T9
na princegom
70
T6
na electriccafe
85
T9
na gabehabash
30
T1
na norval_jones
78
T5
na fletch
55
T2
na StephenWolfe
30
T4
na Aelast
85
T8
na nminichino
50
T4
na mrobscure
89
T9
na kronstadtli
60
T3
na DougReese
80
T9
na Timon88
79
T8
na ZombieBuffet
70
T8
na Deadmarsh
70
T7
na Harlock
75
T9
na erwit
50
T2
na lotus893
82
T6
na Sinister
70
T4
na zenpig
83
T9
na sellos
70
T5
na karlson
70
T5
na MartinTeller
78
T7
Mamet's twisty plot of scams and cons is somewhat intriguing, but his trademark stilted dialogue is very off-putting in this instance. Diminishes over repeat viewings, but great the first time.
na JTH
65
T5
na rossei
55
T2
na differenxe
85
T7
na pjdevitt
80
T3
na jjrocketman
80
T8
na SomewhatItay
77
T7
Fascinating and highly entertaining, it gives a detailed and rich look into the mechanics of con-men, and when it turns into a multiple-twists movie, it still remains believable and well thought out.
na mikemarino
79
T9
na Richterman
5
T5
na Bolo
55
T4
na screentime
82
T9
na rockstream
60
T5
na nuotio
60
T7
na davesv
78
T6
na walkabout
50
T2
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