House of Games (Criterion Collection)

Pop psychologist Margaret Ford (Lindsay Crouse) chose to aid a desperate patient in deep with the mob by confronting Mike (Joe Mantegna), the charismatic hood who’s holding the marker. Upon learning that the whole set-up was an attempt to fleece her, the now-intrigued therapist asks Mike to teach her how to grift...but the tutorial will end in a web of deceit and death. Striking film directorial debut for author David Mamet co-stars William H. Macy, J.T. Walsh, Ricky Jay, Lilia Skala. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary by Mamet, Jay; interviews; "making of" documentary; storyboards; theatrical trailer; more.