Croupier

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Croupier

1998,

1h 34m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Crime/

Drama

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95%

58 Reviews

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79%

5,000+ Ratings

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79%

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Jack Manfred (Clive Owen) is an aspiring writer who, to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the novel he is writing.

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Critics Consensus

The writer slumming for human truths and real experience is a common enough story, but this cool-headed and slick thriller provides a gut-churningly compelling backdrop to a look at our darker sides.

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Xan Brooks

Independent (UK)

Mar 20, 2019

2/5

Script and direction play safe throughout.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Mar 6, 2018

Coolly hypnotic, the lean British sleeper Croupier is a reminder that movies don't have to wave their arms and scream to hold our attention.

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Brandon Judell

IndieWire

May 26, 2016

But it's Clive Owen, who was so fine as the homosexual imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp in "Bent," who steals the show. If you need an actor who emotes thunderstorms while his flesh is as still as a spring day, look no further.

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Jas Keimig

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Dec 9, 2021

My favorite thing about Croupier is the sound of the different games: the chips stacked on the tables, the rattling of the marble ball spinning in the roulette wheel; the clip of the cards dealt in front of players.

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Eve Tushnet

Patheos

Jul 1, 2021

Not a great movie...kind of just hanging out, smoking a cigarette, flirting, cooking dinner, shaking.

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Antonia Quirke

Independent on Sunday

Mar 20, 2019

Croupier is fascinating, mercilessly compact, adamant.

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Rey L

Mar 22, 2018

I usually like neo-noir and "Croupier" is no exception. A slow and steady thriller with an enigmatic and well written central character. Don't expect a James Bond time, or you'll get disappointed.

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Han S

Jan 26, 2017

This neo-noir movie is very powerful and reveals well the cards through out its very solid plot, with a nice bluff at the end. Clive Owen's breakthrough and great performance. Croupier is a movie to be watch and re-watched several times. Definitely a must see.

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Mike Hodges

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Clive Owen

Jack Manfred

Kate Hardie

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Alex Kingston

Jani de Villiers

Gina McKee

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Synopsis

Jack Manfred (Clive Owen) is an aspiring writer who, to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the novel he is writing.

Director: Mike Hodges
Producer: Jonathan Cavendish, Christine Ruppert
Screenwriter: Paul Mayersberg
Distributor: Shooting Gallery
Production Co: Little Bird
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 21, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 28, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.2M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo

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