The Luckiest Man in America
Release date: 2025-04-04
Votes: 50
Genres: Drama, Thriller
1984; Michael Larson, an unemployed ice-cream truck driver from Ohio, steps onto the game show "Press Your Luck" harboring a secret: the key to endless amounts of money. But his winning streak is threatened when the executives in the control room start to uncover his real motivations.
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hamfaceman
Matek recommended this movie to me, so I recommended Richard Jewell to him. This was a fun watch. Face hammed!
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