Molly’s Game

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Molly’s Game is a biographical crime drama film that was released in the United States in 2017 and was written and directed by Aaron Sorkin (marking his debut as a filmmaker). The film is based on Molly Bloom’s memoir of the same name that was published in 2014.

After the underground poker enterprise that Bloom (Chastain) operates for Hollywood celebrities, sports, business tycoons, and the Russian mob is uncovered, she becomes the focus of an investigation by the FBI. The film follows Bloom as she becomes the target of the inquiry.

The production proper got underway in November of 2016 in Toronto, which is located in Ontario, Canada. The film had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2017, and began a limited theatrical release in United States on December 25, 2017, by STX Entertainment. On January 5, 2018, it was released to a wider audience, and it made $59 million worldwide.

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