Film

The Luckiest Man in America

2025 · 1h 30m · Drama · History · Comedy

What's behind his winning streak?

IMDb

6.2

Rotten Tomatoes

67%

Metacritic

68

1984; Michael Larson, an unemployed ice-cream truck driver from Ohio, steps onto the game show "Press Your Luck" harboring a secret: the key to endless amounts of money. But his winning streak is threatened when the executives in the control room start to uncover his real motivations.

Paul Walter Hauser

Michael

Walton Goggins

Peter

Shamier Anderson

Chuck

David Strathairn

Bill

Brian Geraghty

Ed

Patti Harrison

Janie

Maisie Williams

Sylvia

Ricky Russert

Whitman

David Rysdahl

Todd

Shaunette Renée Wilson

Donna

James Wolk

Junior

Damian Young

Kauffman

Haley Bennett

Patricia

Johnny Knoxville

Leon Hart

Lilli Kay

Lisa

Tatiana Ronderos

Barb

• Samir OliverosDirector · Screenplay · Story
• Maggie BriggsScreenplay · Story
• Amanda FreedmanProducer · Story
• Andrew HeviaExecutive Producer
• Paul Walter HauserExecutive Producer
• Juan Pablo SolanoExecutive Producer
• Simon BeltranExecutive Producer
• Sara McFarlaneExecutive Producer
• Damiano TucciExecutive Producer
• Tiziano TucciExecutive Producer

Official Trailer

Release date

April 4, 2025

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Revenue

$482,543

Genres

Drama, History, Comedy

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