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  • 2009
  • Unrated
  • Argot Pictures
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2009
  • Unrated
  • Argot Pictures
  • 1 h 29 m
American Casino

Summary This film finally explains how and why over $12 trillion of our money vanished into the American Casino. As the global financial system crumbles and outraged but impotent lawmakers fume at Wall Street titans, we see the casino’s endgame: Riverside, California a foreclosure wasteland given over to colonies of rats and methamphetamine lab...

Directed By: Leslie Cockburn

Written By: Andrew Cockburn, Leslie Cockburn

  • 2009
  • Unrated
  • Argot Pictures
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2009
  • Unrated
  • Argot Pictures
  • 1 h 29 m

American Casino

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Summary This film finally explains how and why over $12 trillion of our money vanished into the American Casino. As the global financial system crumbles and outraged but impotent lawmakers fume at Wall Street titans, we see the casino’s endgame: Riverside, California a foreclosure wasteland given over to colonies of rats and methamphetamine lab...

Directed By: Leslie Cockburn

Written By: Andrew Cockburn, Leslie Cockburn

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88
It's a nightmare that starts like a normal daytime drive and ends in a vortex-like sinkhole.
By Michael Sragow FULL REVIEW
75
You won't soon forget the therapist at Johns Hopkins who counsels recently homeless patients who've fallen into depression or substance abuse -- and then goes home to her own bitter foreclosure fight.
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70
The lesson of this story: if enough money is involved, greed trumps morality.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
58
The film doesn’t come to life until too late in the game.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
50
Feels workmanlike at times.
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50
There's valuable information here and some human stories that deserve to be heard.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
40
American Casino tries to connect the big picture regarding a major problem to a human pulse and comes up lacking on both sides. It’s a gamble that simply doesn’t pay off
By David Fear FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Table Rock Films
Release Date Sep 2, 2009
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating Unrated
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Website http://www.americancasinothemovie.com/
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Awards

Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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