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Lucky

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Every day, millions of people purchase lottery tickets hoping to hit the jackpot. In this documentary, Jeffrey Blitz tracks down five people whose tickets won them more money than they ever dreamed of, and examines how their windfalls changed their lives, for better or worse. A Vietnamese couple in a small Nebraska town who won $22 million describe their struggle to stay grounded, while another husband and wife who won $110 million see their relationships with friends and family implode.

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Tim Cogshell Boxoffice Magazine Lucky has its moments, but even with good... performances its vile characters are never likable enough to make you laugh at (or forgive) their wickedness. Rated: 2/5 Jul 22, 2011 Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B- Jul 14, 2011 Full Review Justin Chang Variety Blitz's fundamental embrace of human eccentricity shines through in a film that glows with optimism even as it reveals the dark side of a miracle. Jan 26, 2010 Full Review Brian Orndorf BrianOrndorf.com Instead of a searing portrait of luck, resentment, and opportunity, the picture wanders around picking up little nuggets of behavior and transformation, unable to manufacture a sweeping portrait of a controversial institution. Rated: C+ Apr 25, 2011 Full Review Scott Weinberg Cinematical May not change your world view, but it's pretty interesting to see what happens after a middle-class family wins $314 million. Rated: 3/5 Apr 6, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The fascinating thing is not that these people won the lottery, but what happens to them after that. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting look at lottery winners and what happens to them afterwards. The problem is that nothing seems terribly surprising. A lot spend money on crap that they don't need. Others fall out with wives, friends and family over the winnings. Perhaps we didn't need the documentary to tell us that. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member can i have some? felt happy watching this, but also bitter, and might have been nice to cover some winners who weren't trashy? Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member NOT VERY GOOD... and I say that with the kindest words I can find for this documentary. Aside from throwing a few statistics at us at the beginning, it's basically a few interviews with some people who have won the lottery, ranging from a few million to a hundred million + and it seems, with an emphasis on how the lives of these people don't change. Don't recommend it Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This documentary is not about 'god' or how 'Lucky' these select few are. It is however, a documentary which displays the transformations that people go through. From the beginning we are introduced to five very dynamic characters who all come from different walks of lives. A Vietnamese Immigrant who works day in and day out to provide for his children, A traditional conservative American family who value no change, A unwell retired man, A huffy looking middle aged man, and of course the average American citizen who lives power ball. 'Lucky' than takes us through the lives of each and every one of these people. Showing us what values and beliefs each person who won had. Some wanted little change, a lot, to win, and to even give it all back and wish for it to never have happened. We are than fast forwarded a year. We witness how people change through money. And we are left comparing each and every one of these peoples lives. Wondering which category we would fit in. 'Lucky' shows us all the possible roads we may take if winning the lottery or not winning at all. The values and beliefs we may take upon. Whether that be family, greed, self worth, and maybe not changing at all. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a pretty interesting docementary, and to see what happens after a middle-class family wins 314 million. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Every day, millions of people purchase lottery tickets hoping to hit the jackpot. In this documentary, Jeffrey Blitz tracks down five people whose tickets won them more money than they ever dreamed of, and examines how their windfalls changed their lives, for better or worse. A Vietnamese couple in a small Nebraska town who won $22 million describe their struggle to stay grounded, while another husband and wife who won $110 million see their relationships with friends and family implode.
Director
Jeffrey Blitz
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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