Overview
A high-stakes poker game reveals the dark underbelly of wealth and power.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- propulsive
- tense
- movie night
- crime drama marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the true story compelling and the film highly entertaining, driven by Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba's performances and Aaron Sorkin's energetic script, despite some thin characterization.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Molly Bloom's rise from Olympic-class skier to underground poker organizer is the film's central subject.
Molly and Charlie's legal conversations, as well as the poker-world narration, rely on Aaron Sorkin's fast, witty dialogue.
Molly builds and protects a lucrative poker empire while navigating celebrity players, criminal figures, and federal scrutiny.
Molly's arrest and defense proceedings are intercut with flashbacks to her skiing career and poker operations.
Films like Molly's Game, and why
The Social Network
shared biographical crime drama, ambitious protagonist, and fast, dialogue-driven storytelling
Erin Brockovich
shared true-crime drama, legal pressure, morally complicated protagonist, and institutional conflict
The Wolf of Wall Street
shared high-stakes financial crime, charismatic outsider, and propulsive voice-driven narration
A Few Good Men
shared courtroom drama, rapid-fire dialogue, and a determined protagonist challenging male-dominated systems
Movie Details
- Director
- Aaron Sorkin
- Release Date
- 2017-12-07
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (4132)
Cast
- Jessica Chastain
- Idris Elba
- Kevin Costner
- Michael Cera
- Jeremy Strong
- Chris O'Dowd
- J.C. MacKenzie
- Brian d'Arcy James
- Bill Camp
- Graham Greene
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Molly's Game about?
- An Olympic hopeful becomes the formidable operator of an elite underground poker empire while fighting to control her story in federal court.
- What is Molly's Game like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Molly's Game as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Molly's Game violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Molly's Game as mild.
- What did critics think of Molly's Game?
- Critics broadly found the true story compelling and the film highly entertaining, driven by Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba's performances and Aaron Sorkin's energetic script, despite some thin characterization.
- Which films are like Molly's Game?
- Films with a similar feel include The Social Network, Erin Brockovich, The Wolf of Wall Street, and A Few Good Men.
- How long is Molly's Game?
- Molly's Game runs 141 minutes.
- Where can I watch Molly's Game?
- In United States, Molly's Game streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.
