Croupier ( 1998 )

"Mesmerizes from the first frame. An elegant jewel!"-Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

All bets are off in London´s gambling world when struggling writer Jack Manfred (Gosford Park´s Clive Owen) accepts his father´s offer of a job as a croupier, out the cards of fate and fortune each night to casino patrons. As his relationship with his girlfriend, Marion (Notting Hill´s Gina McKee), suffers from the strain of his new job, Jack finds his eye roving to a seductive gambler, Jani (ER´s Alex Kingston), who lures him into a dangerous robbery scheme with Jack positioned as the inside man. A critical and commercial smash, this delicious British thriller from director Mike Hodges (Get Carter) and writer Paul Mayersberg (The Last Samurai) is a solid winner from start to finish!
   

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