Running into Curtis, Gerry proposes a gambling trip down the Mississippi, culminating in a New Orleans poker game with a $25,000 buy-in. Gerry's loan shark, Sam, threatens him to pay the money he owes her. In the parking lot, Gerry is stabbed in an attempted mugging. Curtis tells Gerry it's almost ' Machu Picchu time' – a phrase he uses whenever he leaves town. At a bar, they drunkenly attempt to bet $1,000 on a game of pool and are kicked out. Curtis buys Gerry a drink hours later, Gerry returns the favor, leading to a night of heavy drinking.Īfter an unsuccessful real estate showing, at the dog track, Gerry and Curtis win big, but Gerry gambles it away. Gerry, a struggling gambler and real estate agent, meets Curtis, an itinerant younger gambler, at a casino in Dubuque, Iowa.

The film was released by A24 on September 25, 2015.

It stars Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller, Lio Tipton, Alfre Woodard and Robin Weigert. Mississippi Grind is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.

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