Mississippi Grind
In his mid-forties, Gerry is a talented gambler, but he’s also in serious debt. Things have gotten so bad with his compulsive gambling and alcohol addiction that he even begins stealing from his own wife. However, Gerry’s heart is in the right place. He secretly dreams of passing on a huge win to his estranged daughter, whom he hasn’t seen for years. When Gerry meets big talking, clever guy Curtis at the casino, he believes the moment for a major coup has arrived. The two gamblers set off on a road trip along the Mississippi with the aim of clearing all their debts in one go with a round of high-stake poker in New Orleans. Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds put in stunning performances in an atmospheric road movie that is also a delightful homage to the American cinema of the 1970s.
- Genre: Roadmovie
- Country, Year: USA, 2015
- Runtime: 108 Min
- Languages: English
- Subtitles: German
- Directors: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
- Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller, Analeigh Tipton, Alfre Woodard
- Screenplay: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
- Cinematography: Andrij Parekh
- Editor: Anna Boden
- Sound: Abigail Savage
- Music: Scott Bomar
- Producers: Tom Rice, Ben Nearn, Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell
- Co-Producer: Katie McNeill
- Executive Producers: Jeremy Kipp Walker, John Lesher, Randall Emmett, George Furla
- Production Companies: Sycamore Pictures, Electric City Entertainment
- World Sales: Annapurna International (Panorama Media)
- Swiss Distribution: Elite Film AG
