Casino Jack

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Casino Jack

R,

2010,

1h 48m,

Drama/

Biography

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39%

95 Reviews

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34%

10,000+ Ratings

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39%

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95 Reviews

34%

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10,000+ Ratings

Powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff is on a mission to acquire all the good things that money, power and privilege can buy. With business partner Michael Scanlon at his side, Abramoff uses his considerable clout to amass a lucrative and influential personal empire. When Abramoff and Scanlon team up with a mob-connected pal to carry out their latest scheme, they soon find themselves in over their heads.

Critics Consensus

Kevin Spacey turns in one of his stronger performances, but Casino Jack is a disappointingly uneven fictionalized account of a fascinating true story.

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Caryn James

Newsday

Feb 7, 2018

George Hickenlooper's fact-based satire, starring Kevin Spacey and his ever-sharp comic timing, offers an antic version of the wheeler-dealer whose ambition and blinkered morality were close to caricature all along.

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Kate Taylor

Globe and Mail

Jan 28, 2011

2.5/4

The film has a complicated political story to tell, and its erratically suspenseful narrative often detracts from its central interest - what makes Abramoff tick.

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Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

Jan 27, 2011

2/4

Casino Jack is really two movies: a convoluted tale about the exploits of disgraced Washington super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, coupled with a zealous-if-misguided performance from Kevin Spacey in the title role.

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Mar 1, 2021

Casino Jack's creators never look beyond the one or two "bad apples," not caring to see that bushels of them have fallen from a fatally poisoned tree.

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Felicia Feaster

Charleston City Paper

Jan 21, 2020

It gets old fast.

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

Feb 16, 2019

B+

Casino Jack manages to be entertaining and illuminating, even as it helps confirm some worst fears about what really goes into at least some of our nation's law-making.

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Han W

Apr 13, 2019

This is a criminally underrated movie. I think it's a great story and Roger Ebert gave it 3 out of 4 stars saying "Casino Jack is so forthright it's stunning."

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Hagrid S

Jan 3, 2017

Good acting by Spacey ...and the movie well , he makes a lot of money as a Lobbyist ...but not all by the book ! Seeing once will be enough for now . SOMDVD

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George Hickenlooper

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Kevin Spacey

Jack Abramoff

Barry Pepper

Michael Scanlon

Kelly Preston

Pam Abramoff

Jon Lovitz

Adam Kidan

Rachelle Lefevre

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Synopsis

Powerful lobbyist Jack Abramoff is on a mission to acquire all the good things that money, power and privilege can buy. With business partner Michael Scanlon at his side, Abramoff uses his considerable clout to amass a lucrative and influential personal empire. When Abramoff and Scanlon team up with a mob-connected pal to carry out their latest scheme, they soon find themselves in over their heads.

Director: George Hickenlooper
Producer: Gary Howsam, Bill Marks, George Zakk
Screenwriter: Norman Snider
Distributor: ATO Pictures
Production Co: Words Plus Pictures, Vortex, MCG, Rollercoaster Entertainment
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Brief Nudity|Some Violence)
Genre: Drama, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 17, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.0M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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