Dead Money (film)

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Dead Money
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Promotional poster
Directed byLuc Walpoth
Written byJosh Wilcox
Produced bySeth Michaels
Sara Sometti Michaels
Reece Foster
Starring Emile Hirsch
David Keith
India Eisley
Rory Culkin
Jackie Earle Haley
Production
companies
Benacus Entertainment
RNF Productions
Distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films
Release date
  • September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dead Money is a 2024 American thriller film written by Josh Wilcox, directed by Luc Walpoth and starring Emile Hirsch, David Keith, India Eisley, Rory Culkin and Jackie Earle Haley. [1]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Release

The film was released on September 13, 2024. [1] [2]

Reception

The film has a 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 12 reviews. [3] Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars out of four. [4] Julian Roman of MovieWeb rated the film a two out of five. [5] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film three stars out of four. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 DeVore, Britta (August 7, 2024). "Emile Hirsch and India Eisley Are On the Run in 'Dead Money' Trailer [Exclusive]". Collider. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  2. Film Threat Staff (September 10, 2024). "Dead Money Takes Poker to Dangerous New Heights on September 13". Film Threat. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  3. "Dead Money". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  4. Sobczynski, Peter (September 13, 2024). "Dead Money". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  5. Roman, Julian (September 15, 2024). "Dead Money Review: Dark Poker Comedy Busts Out". MovieWeb. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  6. Roeper, Richard (September 12, 2024). "'Dead Money' plays its cards right, portraying colorful characters and acing the poker talk". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 9, 2024.