Molly's Game is a 2017 American biographical crime drama film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, based on the 2014 memoir of the same name by Molly Bloom. It stars Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Chris O'Dowd, Joe Keery, Brian D'Arcy James, and Bill Camp. The film follows Bloom, who becomes the target of an FBI investigation after the underground poker empire she runs for Hollywood celebrities, athletes, business tycoons, and the Russian mob is exposed. Principal photography began in November 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The film premiered on September 8, 2017, at the Toronto International Film Festival, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 25, 2017, by STXfilms, before expanding wide on January 5, 2018, and grossed $59 million worldwide.
| Director | Aaron Sorkin |
| Produced by | Mark Gordon, Amy Pascal, Matt Jackson |
| Screenplay by | Aaron Sorkin |
| Based on | Molly's Game, by Molly Bloom |
| Starring | Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Chris O'Dowd, Bill Camp |
| Music | Daniel Pemberton |
| Cinematography | Charlotte Bruus Christensen |
| Edited by | Alan Baumgarten, Josh Schaeffer, Elliot Graham |
| Distributed by | STXfilms |
| Released | September 8, 2017 (TIFF), December 25, 2017 (United States) |
| Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $59.3 million |
| Netflix ID | 80199959 |
About Molly's Game
Directorial debut for award-winning film and television screenwriter Aaron Sorkin which is based upon Molly Bloom's memoir Molly's Game: From Hollywood's Elite to Wall Street's Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker. Molly was an Olympic-class skier who became an FBI target after creating the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game.
Achievement of Molly's Game
The film premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and would be Golden Globe-nominated for Best Screenplay and Best Actress - Drama for Jessica Chastain.
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Latest information about Molly's Game updated on July 28 2021.
