SYNOPSIS
Molly Bloom, a beautiful young Olympic-class skier, ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans, and finally, unbeknownst to her, the Russian mob. Her only ally was her criminal defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey, who learned that there was much more to Molly than the tabloids led us to believe.
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Molly’s Game tells the true story of Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), the “Poker Princess” who was arrested by the FBI for running high-end poker games in New York and LA. Before she was hosting high-rollers, though, she was an Olympic skiing hopeful whose career was cut short by a dangerous fall during her qualifying run. Instead of moving on to Harvard... (more)