Molly's Game tells the true story of Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), a former young, pretty skier with Olympia aspirations who organized the world's most exclusive poker tournament for a decade before she was arrested one night by 17 heavily armed FBI officers. Her game participants included Hollywood celebrities, sports stars, industry bosses, and eventually - unbeknownst to her - members of the Russian mafia. Her only ally is her defense lawyer (Idris Elba), who discovers that there is much more to Molly than the tabloids would have you believe...
Molly's Game tells the true story of Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), a former young, pretty skier with Olympia aspirations who organized the world's most exclusive poker tournament for a decade before she was arrested one night by 17 heavily armed FBI officers. Her game participants included Hollywood celebrities, sports stars, industry bosses, and eventually - unbeknownst to her - members of the Russian mafia. Her only ally is her defense lawyer (Idris Elba), who discovers that there is much more to Molly than the tabloids would have you believe...