# The Luckiest Man in America (2025)

> An unemployed ice cream truck driver turns a 1984 game-show appearance into a high-stakes contest between ingenuity, greed, and television's need for control.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7313643

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Drama, History, Comedy
- Director: Samir Oliveros
- Cast: Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, Shamier Anderson, David Strathairn, Brian Geraghty, Patti Harrison, Maisie Williams, Ricky Russert
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32331377/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, tense, ironic, true story night, game show nostalgia

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