"Not Quite on the Ball"
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What You Need To Know:
An extremely well-made, entertaining movie featuring interesting characters in a unique setting, CROUPIER nevertheless includes plenty of strong foul language, some graphic sexual situations and a scene of extreme nudity. Concerning the latter, suffice it to say that viewers get a chance to see what attracts Dr. Green of TV’s ER. Also, the movie’s ironic ending has a nihilistic, cynical tone about it
Content:
(PaPa, LLL, VV, SS, NNN, AA, DD, MM) Pagan worldview with a nihilistic, cynical tone; 38 obscenities & 1 mild exclamatory profanity (“Oh, my God”); moderate violence such as two men beaten up by two men in two different circumstances, police arrest would-be thieves in gambling casino, murder takes place off screen, & image of murdered person (but no gruesome wounds shown); depicted fornication & implied fornication; upper male nudity, upper female nudity & full female nudity in bedroom; many images of alcohol use, a bit of drunkenness & people in places with saloons; smoking & reference to drug use; and, gambling, attempted robbery, deceit, strained relationship between father & son, & older man has relationship with much younger woman.
More Detail:
CROUPIER is a well-written and well-directed, but morally flawed, film noir from English director Mike Hodges. Hodges has achieved a cult status from three movies he made in the early 1970s, GET CARTER, PULP and THE TERMINAL MAN. In the story, Clive Owen plays a struggling author named Jack from South Africa, who returns to his former career running a roulette wheel when his father helps him land a job at a London gambling casino. Jack uses his experiences for the plot of his book, I, CROUPIER. He also meets a beautiful, mysterious woman gambler from South Africa, played by Alex Kingston of TV’s ER, who entices him to join her associates in a robbery scheme. Ironic plot twists leave Jack battered, bemused and beguiled, while finding an unexpected source of love.
An extremely well-made, entertaining movie featuring interesting characters in a unique setting, CROUPIER nevertheless includes plenty of strong foul language, some graphic sexual situations and a scene of extreme nudity. Concerning the latter, suffice it to say that viewers get a chance to see what attracts Dr. Green of TV’s ER. Also, the movie’s ironic ending has a nihilistic, cynical tone about it.
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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.
What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.
You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.
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