The Luckiest Man in America
What's behind his winning streak?
2025 · 1h 30m · R
Comedy, Drama, History
Directed by
Samir Oliveros
Overview
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.
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