Director
Aaron Sorkin
Leading Actors/Actresses
Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, and Jeremy Strong
Genre
Crime Drama
Language
English
Awards
Aaron Sorkin was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Date of Release
December 25th, 2017
Producer
Mark Gordon, Amy Pascal, and Matt Jackson
Setting and Context
The United States. Mainly in Los Angeles and New York.
Narrator and Point of View
Told through the point of view of narrator Molly Bloom
Tone and Mood
Chaotic, High-Energy, Sad, Unfortunate, Hopeful, and Tense.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Molly Bloom (Protagonist) v. Player X (Antagonist)
Major Conflict
Molly's struggle to get over her Olympic upset while simultaneously trying to build a successful illegal poker operation
Climax
When Molly is arrested by the FBI
Foreshadowing
The fact that Player X was funding Harlan is foreshadowed early on in the film
Understatement
The sheer risk of Molly's operation is understated throughout the film
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
To the book of the same name on which the film is based, Sausage Party (2016), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), The View T.V. Series, Rounders (1998), Steve Jobs (2015), popular culture, and history.
Paradox
Molly was a successful athlete with a reasonably normal and supportive family, yet turned to illegal poker.
Parallelism
N/A
