History Film / HouseOfGames

->''Of course you gave me your trust ... [[ItsWhatIDo that's what I do]] for a living!''

* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Knife]]: The switchblade knife, which Margaret steals from the hotel room, creates some repercussions later in the story.

* [[spoiler:TheConWithinACon: The main twist of the movie.]]

* MassiveMultiplayerScam

* SmokingIsCool

->''Of course you gave me your trust ... [[that's what I do]] for a living!''

->''Of course you gave me your trust ... that's what I do for a living!''

'''''House of Games''''' is Creator/DavidMamet's 1987 directorial debut. He also wrote the screenplay, based on a story he wrote with Jonathan Katz. The film's cast includes David Mamet's then-wife Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna. Creator/WilliamHMacy can be seen in a minor part.

'''''House of Games''''' is DavidMamet's 1987 directorial debut. He also wrote the screenplay, based on a story he wrote with Jonathan Katz. The film's cast includes David Mamet's wife Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna. WilliamHMacy can be seen in a minor part.

* DefiantToTheEnd: Mike acts like this at gun point. Almost to the extend of being a DeathSeeker.

'''''House of Games''''' is DavidMamet's 1987 directorial debut. He also wrote the screenplay, based on a story he wrote with Jonathan Katz. The film's cast includes David Mamet's wife Lindsay Crouse (Mamet's then-wife) and Joe Mantegna. WilliamHMacy can be seen in a minor part.

'''''House of Games''''' is DavidMamet's 1987 directorial debut. He also wrote the screenplay, based on a story he wrote with Jonathan Katz. The film's cast includes David Mamet's wife Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna. WilliamHMacy can be seen in a minor part.

->''Of course you gave me your trust.\\
That's what I do for a living!''

** Mike demonstrates the working of a tell to Margaret in a "hidden penny" game. Margaret's tell is the nose pointing into the direction of the hand holding the token.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Mike is DefiantToTheEnd and delivers a final hate speach to Margaret.

* FamousLastWords: "Yes, sir, may I have another?"

* [[AbandonedWarehouse Abandoned Airport]]: The restricted area of the airport is completely unmanned. Even the gun shots don't attract anybody's attention.

* BloodFromTheMouth: The dying cop has this in a remorse {{flashback}} of Margarets.

* DoYouWantToCopulate: Mike's straight forward question: "Do you wanna make love with me?"

* MostWritersAreWriters: The heroine is a well known psychiatrist with a best selling book.
* ObsessiveCompulsiveBarkeeping: The barkeeper at Charlie's Tavern is shown cleaning glasses when Margaret enters.

* IWasNeverHere: Margarete makes this clear to Mike, [[spoiler:before she kills him.]]

* MostWritersAreWriters: The heroin is a well known psychiatrist with a best selling book.

* HesDeadJim: Invoked. Mike checks the cop's pulse for five seconds to make this diagnose.

* DoYouWantToCopulate: Mike is straight forward: Do you wanna make love with me?

* BulletHolesAndRevelations: Invoked. [[spoiler:Margaret tries to get around the armed cop when suddently the gun goes off. After a moment of stillness, the cop [[FakingTheDead sinks to the ground]]]].

* ObsessiveCompulsiveBarkeeping: The barkeeper at Charlie's Taverne is shown cleaning glasses when Margaret enters.
* PlotSensitiveLatch: Invoked. When Mike graps the suitcase, it "accidentally" opens to reveal $80,000 in cash.

'''''House of Games''''' is DavidMamet's 1987 directorial debut. He also wrote the screenplay, based on a story he wrote with Jonathan Katz. The film's cast includes David Mamet's wife Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna. WilliamHMacy can be seen in a minor role.

* CityNoir: All nightly scenes around the House of Games and Charlie's Tavern have this.

->Of course you gave me your trust.\\
That's what I do for a living!

'''''House of Games''''' is DavidMamet's 1987 directorial debut. He also wrote the screenplay, based on a story he wrote with Jonathan Katz. The film's cast includes David Mamet's wife Lindsay Crouse (Margaret) and Joe Mantegna (Mike). WilliamHMacy can be seen in a minor role.

A famous psychologist, Margaret Ford, decides to try to help one of her patients get out of a gambling debt. She visits the bar where Mike, to whom the debt is owed, runs poker games. He convinces her to help him in a game: her assignment is to look for "tells", or give-away body language. What seems easy to her becomes much more complex.

* [[AbandonedWarehouse Abandoned Airport]]: The restricted area of the airport is completely unmanned. Even the shots didn't seem to attract anybody's attention.

* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Knife]]: Mike's switchblade knife which Margaret steals from the hotel room creates some repercussions later in the story.

* DefiantToTheEnd: Mike acts like this when being faced with a gun. Almost to the point of being a DeathSeeker.

* DidTheyOrDidntThey: The only sex scene in the movie and we get to see nothing of it.
* DramaticGunCock: Margaret cocks the gun on Mike when he tries to leave.

* TheEndingChangesEverything: Margaret is having a AndYouWereThere moment on her second visit to Charlie's Tavern.

* HesDeadJim: Again, invoked. Mike checks the pulse for five seconds to make this diagnose.

* MisplacedNamesPoster: [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1901633024/tt0093223 This movie poster]] has the names of the two leads swapped around.

* QuickChange: The tricks involving $20 falls into this category.

* TheShrink: Margaret is a psychologist.