Mississippi Grind

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Mississippi Grind

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Released Sep 25, 2015

1h 48m

Drama

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Convinced that his newfound friend (Ryan Reynolds) is a good-luck charm, a gambling addict (Ben Mendelsohn) takes the man on a road trip to a high-stakes poker game in New Orleans.

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Critics Consensus

Well-acted and steeped in Southern atmosphere, Mississippi Grind is a road movie and addiction drama that transcends each of its well-worn genres.

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David Stratton

The Australian

It's a terrific film, but it came and went in cinemas before many people could discover it.

Nov 30, 2018

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

A loose, funky character study of two guys who can only frame their station as "can't win" and "can't lose," and can't really imagine a life that's anywhere in between.

May 3, 2016

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

This one defies easy expectations, right up to its strange (in a good way) ending. The blues soundtrack is excellent, too.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 11, 2015

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...has an energy and a loucheness all of its own...

Rated: 4/5

Sep 23, 2021

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Olly Richards

NME (New Musical Express)

Rated: 4/5

Jun 8, 2021

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Tyler Smith

Battleship Pretension

While at times the dialogue may get a bit too clever, and the general story may dip too often into plot convenience, the acting is top notch, and does just as much to sell the desperation of this world as the dark, moody cinematography...

Jan 15, 2021

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Sammi H

So slow, so boring.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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Benyamin M

A funny Ryan Reynolds movie. And Ben and Ryan have great chemistry.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/24

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Lawrence E

Mendelsohn is impeccable and Reynolds gets a modest increase to his range. (Admittedly, we don't want Reynolds to have too much range, he's invaluable as he is.) You could fault it for having a little too much of a fairy tale ending (I've spent a little time in that world) but a really solid and realistic movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/30/24

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James B

interesting film good road trip movie i havent seen too many gambling films besides the croupier and rounders rysn reynolds is interesting in an independent film and sienna miller and ben mendelson are great cool film and interesting film recommended if u like slow films or films about gambling

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/25/24

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Jed B

think I maybe missed the point on this one. Just never feel like it brought it all together. Some fun ideas though

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/18/23

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David W

Mississippi Grind is well cast with two talented leads. It also does an excellent job of portraying gambling addiction. It's perhaps that latter fact, having spent time around undiagnosed gambling addicts, that makes this film personally uncomfortable to watch. It's heavy in that way. For that reason, I would only watch this again if there were nothing better to choose from.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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Synopsis

Convinced that his newfound friend (Ryan Reynolds) is a good-luck charm, a gambling addict (Ben Mendelsohn) takes the man on a road trip to a high-stakes poker game in New Orleans.

Director: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
Producer: Tom Rice, Ben Nearn, Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell Taylor
Screenwriter: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Electric City Entertainment, Gowanus Projections
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $129.7K
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby

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