Win It All

2017

1 hr. 30 min.

Comedy

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A small-time gambler (Jake Johnson) agrees to stash a duffel bag for an acquaintance who is heading to prison. When he discovers cash in the bag, he can't resist the urge to dip into the funds.

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Critics Consensus

Win It All finds writer-director Joe Swanberg working in a comparatively mainstream vein -- and striking another collaborative spark with leading man Jake Johnson.

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Richard J

Despite the three stars, I actually enjoyed this movie a lot… Until the final act. The movie simply ends with an unsatisfying wimper after a high stakes poker game and a heart attack. The whole heart attack thing seemed like an easy way to Prevent the lead from hitting the tables again, and when he shows up at his girlfriends house after running from the hospital, the movie ends with him sitting down at the table and starting to eat. Wait, what? That's it? Everything seemed just too contrived and convenient in the final scenes of the movie, which is a shame considering how good everything else was.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/19/22

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kevin c

Jake Johnson plays a gambler who loses more than he wins. When an unsavoury friend entrusts him with a duffel bag full of money to keep safe while he does six months in prison, his instincts and bad luck take over. This is not the usual gambling movie as the usual formula isn't used. This plays out a bit differently and is the better for it. Johnson is believable in the lead.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Win It All is a heart wrenching and heartwarming story of a compulsive gambler. It felt like a cross between the movie Swingers and Rounders, but avoided the stereotypical plot devices in movies of those genres.. I honestly had no idea what was going to happen next. Great movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Gianmarco R

Film a little flat and banal but still exciting and entertaining that manages to make you become attached to the protagonist at stratospheric levels. The plot is a bit flat but very logical and therefore not tired, but still you notice that something is wrong

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/03/22

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Audience Member

Jake Johnson leads a great cast in an understated 90-minute movie. Well-written and well done!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Thought I'd like this movie because it starred Jake Johnson and was about gambling, but I just couldn't get into it. Maybe it was the fact that I expected comedy from a movie that ended up having no jokes. Or it could've been due to the fact that all of the results in the movie felt unearned. This is one of those movies where you can just read the wikipedia summary and move on with your life.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Eddie Garrett

Keegan-Michael Key

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K. Austin Collins

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Win It All is a chance to see a handful of great comic actors, Johnson chief among them, milk Swanberg's low-key narrative designs for all the comedy they're worth.

Aug 10, 2017

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Win It All is just the latest stellar collaboration between Swanberg and Johnson.

Rated: 3.5/4

Apr 7, 2017

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

For the high stakes involved, Win It All feels strictly low stakes.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 7, 2017

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a low-key character study that consistently benefits from Johnson's often spellbindingly accomplished performance...

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 14, 2020

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Don Shanahan

25YL (25 Years Later)

One film that defeats the mumblecore flaw of open-ended aimlessness.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 4, 2019

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Bertie Archer

One Room With A View

You go in with the highest of intentions, all the necessary wherewithal to play a great hand, and in one fell swoop lose it all. That's not an explanation of the gambling vice; that's Win It All.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 5, 2019

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Synopsis

A small-time gambler (Jake Johnson) agrees to stash a duffel bag for an acquaintance who is heading to prison. When he discovers cash in the bag, he can't resist the urge to dip into the funds.

Director: Joe Swanberg
Screenwriter: Joe Swanberg, Jake Johnson
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017