My 150 Favorite Movies - #113

House of Games (1987)

Card games and con games abound in David Mamet's directorial debut. Lindsay Crouse plays a psychiatrist who gets mixed up in  con artist Joe Mantegna's world - for better and worse. Consequences are brought home to bear, and most everyone gets their comeuppance, in Mamet's inimitable style. Winner of Best Film of 1987 at the Venice Film Festival.