Poker Face (2022 film)

Poker Face is a 2022 Australian-American thriller film written by, directed by and starring Russell Crowe. It co-stars Liam Hemsworth and RZA. The film had a limited theatrical release on November 16, 2022 and was released on demand on November 22, 2022.

Plot
Jake Foley, a tech billionaire, holds a high-stakes poker night with his childhood friends. As the night goes on, it is revealed Foley wants his friends to expose secrets they have held their entire lives. Mikey reveals that his life is miserable and that he brought a gun to shoot himself with. Alex reveals that he has been sleeping with Jake's wife. Paul reveals that he has been having money problems and has given his brother Victor information about Jake's life to settle his debt. Things go awry as Victor tries to rob Jake's house's art, his family arrives unexpectedly, and the friends must band together to survive. Jake eventually tells Victor he has drunk poison in a wine glass that he drank from. Victor unaware that the dose he drank was not enough to be lethal succumbs to Jake's ploy to feed him a lethal dose of the poison when Jake tells him he has an antidote.

Cast

 * Russell Crowe as Jake Foley
 * Liam Hemsworth as Michael Nankervis
 * RZA as Andrew Johnson
 * Brooke Satchwell as Nicole Foley
 * Aden Young as Alex Harris
 * Steve Bastoni as Paul Muccino
 * Daniel MacPherson as Sam McIntyre
 * Paul Tassone as Victor
 * Elsa Pataky as Penelope
 * Jack Thompson as Shaman Bill (Paje)
 * Matt Nable as Billy
 * Benedict Hardie as Styx
 * Jacqueline McKenzie as Doctor
 * Molly Grace as Rebecca Foley

Release
The film had a limited theatrical release in international markets on November 16, 2022 and was released on VOD in the United States and Canada by Screen Media on November 22, 2022.

Box office
Poker Face grossed $2.6million at the box office during its limited theatrical release in international markets.

Critical response
Common Sense Media rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, while Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com gave it 2 stars, saying, "Even if you can sense the fun Crowe is having with the camera setups in certain scenes, 'Poker Face' is simultaneously a lot and not all that much."