House of Games

Seattle night. A dropped coin. Doctor Margaret Ford, a best-selling author, seeks to understand her patient's addiction. Instead, she finds herself drawn into an underworld of deception and high-stakes manipulation. Mamet's directorial debut echoes his stagecraft.

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House of Games was released in 1987 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 102 minutes.