2008 · drama
The Poker House
Directed by Lori Petty1h 33m2008
Agnes and her two sisters struggle through a day in a home overrun by gamblers, thieves, and johns.
Our read: The Poker House (2008) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded drama entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- brisk
- extreme
- bleak
- cold
- intimate
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How The Poker House feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want a raw intimate portrait of a teen protecting her sisters amid abuse and chaos.”
Skip it tonight — You want light entertainment or cannot handle rape, drugs, and family trauma.
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