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Oct 11, 1987
102 min
Full-HD

House of Games (1987)

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.

Category

Crime Thriller Drama

Country

United States of America

Companies

Filmhaus Orion Pictures

Lindsay Crouse

Dr. Margaret Ford

Joe Mantegna

Mike

Mike Nussbaum

Joey

Lilia Skala

Dr. Maria Littauer

J.T. Walsh

The Businessman

Steven Goldstein

Billy Hahn

Jack Wallace

Bartender

Ricky Jay

George

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