Muriel (Daisy Edgar Jones) and her husband Lee (Will Poulter) are beginning a bright new life in California when he returns from the Korean War. But their newfound stability is upended by the arrival of Lee’s charismatic brother, Julius (Jacob Elordi), a wayward gambler with a secret past. A dangerous love triangle quickly forms. When Julius takes off in search of the young card cheat he’s fallen for, Muriel’s longing for something more propels her into a secret life of her own, gambling on racehorses and exploring a love she never dreamed possible.
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00:00So the thing about poker is, everybody's got an angle.
00:06You must be her.
00:08I'm Julius.
00:12So you met this one already, huh?
00:14She's been spilling her secrets all afternoon.
00:16I don't mind.
00:18Marry me, Mariel.
00:21San Diego, California.
00:23Plan's a plan.
00:24Hey, but you gotta promise, Julius.
00:26Promise.
00:28Dear Julius, it's really true what they say about California.
00:31As if the odds are stacked in your favor.
00:34Like anything is possible.
00:35Castro takes the win!
00:38Muriel, unexpected opportunity has come up.
00:41Wish me luck in Sin City.
00:43First time?
00:44What do you think so far?
00:45It's instructive.
00:47I got something to show you.
00:48Oh yeah, what's that?
00:50Three, two, one.
00:54America.
00:56Hey.
01:02You're new at this, aren't you?
01:04It's all luck.
01:06We're all just a hair's breadth from losing everything.
01:13You know what Julius said?
01:14He said that sad girl, she needs someone to tell her what to do.
01:17So how about you?
01:19Is that what you want?
01:21This is the one thing we can do out there in the world, right in front of them.
01:25We want something, we gotta take it.
01:31You're really not afraid of being alone.
01:33Neither are you.
01:36I like you.
01:37You think I don't know exactly who you are?
01:39You got your secrets and I got mine!
01:40You got your secrets and I got mine!
01:49It's never been easy for people like us.
01:51We're all owned by something.
01:59Sometimes,
02:01when someone goes into your life,
02:04nothing's ever the same again.
02:10It's never been easy for people like us.