A Cure for Pokeritis

A Cure for Pokeritis

Directed by Laurence Trimble

Produced by Vitagraph Company of America

191213 min4.9 / 10

A lighthearted domestic comedy where a clever wife uses trickery and slapstick chaos to reform her gambling-addicted husband.

This domestic comedy depicts a woman who stops her husband's gambling habit by having her cousin stage a fake police raid on the weekly poker game.

Questions people ask

  • Is A Cure for Pokeritis sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Does A Cure for Pokeritis end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is A Cure for Pokeritis easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is A Cure for Pokeritis violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is A Cure for Pokeritis scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

10/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Like A Cure for Pokeritis

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as A Cure for Pokeritis

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Cure for Pokeritis, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like A Cure for Pokeritis, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like A Cure for Pokeritis, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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