Lucky You

Lucky You

Change your game. Change your life.

Directed by Curtis Hanson

Produced by Lonely Film Productions, Village Roadshow Pictures

2007124 min5.7 / 10

A romantic drama about a poker player learning that luck and skill at the tables don't guarantee success in love, set against the glittering backdrop of Las Vegas.

A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poker while simultaneously earning the affections of a beautiful Las Vegas singer.

Questions people ask

  • Is Lucky You scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Lucky You violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Lucky You easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Does Lucky You end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Lucky You sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

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22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise27

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Lucky You, and what each one shares →

Like Lucky You

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Lucky You

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Lucky You, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Lucky You, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Lucky You, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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