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Emmy Winners Star in High-Stakes Poker Thriller

3/20/2025

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Story summary

Emmy winner Dan Bucatinsky and Kevin Dillon are set to thrill audiences in The Highest Stakes, a gripping film directed by Tony Dean Smith. As five strangers engage in a perilous poker game, their hidden secrets come to light. Bucatinsky takes on the role of a surgeon drowning in gambling debts, while Dillon embodies a weary detective. Paramount Global will bring this intense drama to screens next year.

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Story summary

Emmy winner Dan Bucatinsky and Kevin Dillon are set to thrill audiences in The Highest Stakes, a gripping film directed by Tony Dean Smith. As five strangers engage in a perilous poker game, their hidden secrets come to light. Bucatinsky takes on the role of a surgeon drowning in gambling debts, while Dillon embodies a weary detective. Paramount Global will bring this intense drama to screens next year.