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The Luckiest Man in America
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Synopsis
May 1984. An unemployed ice cream truck driver steps onto the game show Press Your Luck harboring a secret: the key to endless money. But his winning streak is threatened when the bewildered executives uncover his real motivations.
Cast
- Shamier Anderson
- Haley Bennett
- Brian Geraghty
- Walton Goggins
- Patti Harrison
- Paul Walter Hauser
- Lilli Kay
- Johnny Knoxville
- Stefano Meier
- Tatiana Ronderos
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- Sep 5, 2024
Johnny Knoxville was sitting right behind me at the premiere, he loudly cheered for his own credit, complimented Paul Walter Hauser's calves, nearly pulled a latecomer who recognized him into his lap and disappeared from the screening before he showed up in the movie,…
JakeSep 5, 2024Let’s see him try to pull this on Baby Billy’s Bible Bonkers
Just_BenPSep 16, 2024For the love of god show us how he got the restraining order
Amanda the Jedi - May 7, 2025
triple feature idea: luckiest man in america, woman of the hour & late night with the devil
cobMay 8, 2025Nothing special, but a pretty fun movie. It's a quick and easy watch. Simple and straightforward. Very similar to Quiz Show. If they had dived into this character a bit more, I think this could've been really good. Paul Walter Hauser is great as always. Wouldn't have worked…
JPMay 31, 2025I like the irony of this title and it really is a punch up story that is very loosely based on a real persons life. So come on who doesn't want an underdog who tries to work the system(You should see me at Sega Genesis 93 NHL Hockey, Tomas Sandström with the kings was my…
pirateneckbeard - Mar 31, 2025
the whammy should be allowed to kill one contestant per episode
kylie hartleyMay 6, 2025paul walter hauser is one of the best to ever do it. the wigs in this are horrendous.. I love it
joeMar 31, 2025never underestimate a neurodivergent person and their passion for their special interest edit: as a double feature, i highly recommend watching the documentary about this movie's story, if only because michael larson later died of throat cancer and the narrator calls it…
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- zxki dislikedThe Luckiest Man in America
The ending makes me want to get a refund, and I didn't even pay to watch. The irony is unreal. A Ponzi scheme story, and I feel like the unlucky one getting scammed. The one thing you expect is information on the events outside the main event, and you get barely any of it. Walter and Goggins are…
BUTTERS likedThe Luckiest Man in AmericaIt is such a bizarre story happened in real life. So crazy. I first heard of it in a coding class in college when my professor would scream “BIG BUCKS NO WHAMMIES!” Every time he would run his code hoping it wouldn’t break. The movie added weird fake details that didn’t add much.
Samuel Armer likedThe Luckiest Man in AmericaIt’s a fun watch but I would like to know what happened afterwards. Like he got the money but what about the family situation? So a lot of the winnings went to taxes and then he got back on his money making schemes and died of throat cancer. Still a fun watch though
- James89LK likedThe Luckiest Man in America
Good interesting and unique watch. Probably could have taken a more dramatic and thrilling turn in the plot. There were a few unfulfilled plot points quite futilely added at points which could have been taken further. Overall enjoyable 6.5/10
Scott Fausel dislikedThe Luckiest Man in AmericaEnjoyed the documentary about this same infamous moment in game show history, but this fictionalized film was incredibly strange and unwatchable had I not been on a 6 hour flight. Not sure what the vision or intention of this film was.
Its Jess likedThe Luckiest Man in AmericaI found it to be very slow but watched it on an airplane so that was ok. I want to know more! More about him learning the patterns and what happened after he won. The ending wasn’t great at all. Overall a good movie tho.
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Andrew Weaver likedThe Luckiest Man in America7.1/10 I’m a huge fan of Paul Walter Houser and I think he was really good in this. But I wish there was a little more of a full overarching story to it. This felt more like one zoomed in extensive scene.
Garrett is "meh" onThe Luckiest Man in AmericaThis really should’ve been an excellent movie but was disappointing. First 30 are interesting and then it becomes a 🥱 it’s such a wild story and somehow it was a little dull
Animfanatic14 lovedThe Luckiest Man in AmericaAbsolute amazing film!!! It was interesting, funny, and had you wondering what was going to happen next. The icing on the cake is that it’s a true story. A must watch
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Metacritic
Apr 7, 2025
The Luckiest Man in America is good follow-up viewing for “Quiz Show,” a drama about the 1950s quiz show scandals that prompted congressional investigations and led to reforms in the television industry. It’s also an example of how to make a low-budget movie that immerses you in a long-gone world and the minds of people who lived in it, while maintaining a tight geographical focus on a small number of characters.
Matt Zoller Seitz
RogerEbert.com
Mar 26, 2025
Hauser’s performance as a man whose determination to use his unique talents to forge the emotional connections that otherwise evade him holds the entire film together.
Christian Zilko
IndieWire
Mar 26, 2025
With such a wealth of talent at its disposal, The Luckiest Man in America is strangely never as satisfying as it should be.
Stephen Saito
Variety
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