Mississippi Grind

In this lively, freewheeling road movie, Ben Mendelsohn plays Gerry, a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis (Ryan Reynolds), a younger, highly charismatic poker player.

The two strike up a friendship and Gerry quickly persuades his new friend to accompany him on a road trip to a legendary high-stakes poker game in New Orleans. As they make their way down the Mississippi River, they find themselves in just about every bar, racetrack, casino, and pool hall along the way…

“A throwback to the lived-in, character-driven, landscape-besotted films of the 1970s.” ~A. O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES