The Grand

2007 104 min ★ 5.8 Comedy

The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker.

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Cast

Woody Harrelson

One Eyed Jack Faro

Werner Herzog

The German

Dennis Farina

L.B.J. Deuce Fairbanks

David Cross

Larry Schwartzman

Cheryl Hines

Lainie Schwartzman

Richard Kind

Andy Andrews

Chris Parnell

Harold Melvin

Jason Alexander

Dr. Yakov Achmed

Ray Romano

Fred Marsh

Mike Epps

Reggie Marshall

Details

Director

Zak Penn

Tagline

"A comedy about the fine art of losing."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$5,400,000

Production

Insomnia Media Group, IMG Film 7, Eleven Eleven Films

Reviews

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Kenneth Axel Carlsson

December 30, 2014

★ 3.5/10

This movie is centered around a poker tournament (called... the Grand, obviously). Build as a documentary, we follow a bunch of people; Jack Faro (Woody Harrelson) who own (or owned) a casino that he got from his grandpa, but has been staying at a rehab facility of late; Harold Melvin, a nerd who lives with his mother, and drinks a lot of Brain Juice; Lainie, a housewife who is getting a little ti...