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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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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) 03/20/2019
2/5
Script and direction play safe throughout. Go to Full Review David Ansen Newsweek 03/06/2018
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. Go to Full Review Brandon Judell IndieWire 05/26/2016
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. Go to Full Review Jas Keimig The Stranger (Seattle, WA) 12/09/2021
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. Go to Full Review Eve Tushnet Patheos 07/01/2021
Not a great movie...kind of just hanging out, smoking a cigarette, flirting, cooking dinner, shaking. Go to Full Review Antonia Quirke Independent on Sunday 03/20/2019
Croupier is fascinating, mercilessly compact, adamant. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Damien S @RT47420453 Nov 27 Smart, entertaining, one of Clive Owen's best. See more Will G @Wgoodeve 03/13/2025 I “bet” you won’t like it! See more Max W @RT65350549 05/13/2024 Clive Owen was exceedingly charming in this See more Jamie S @RT62465935 04/21/2024 Very poor, low budget 90’s tv quality production. Such a corny script and stilted acting. I think the main character is supposed to be ‘cool’ but he just comes off as autistic. DON’T BOTHER! See more KB B @Okbullard 12/25/2023 It was a good movie that was engaging. It's worth the watch. See more Matt P @RT33262745 08/12/2023 Overrated. No way does it deserve 95% from critics. Standards were lower 25 years ago? Yes Clive Owen is very good, and the details about how casinos and gambling work are interesting, but these things do not make up for really puzzling elements in the plot. And I never really thought I cared about lighting in movies that much, but every scene feels like it was filmed under fluorescent lights. Not a single room in the entire movie evokes an interesting sense of atmosphere. I saw another review at that calls this movie self-serious, and I think that is an excellent descriptor as well. See more Read all reviews
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Mike Hodges

Director

Clive Owen

Jack Manfred

Kate Hardie

Bella

Alex Kingston

Jani de Villiers

Gina McKee

Marion

Nicholas Ball

Jack's Father

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Croupier

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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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