<P> Molly 's Game is a 2017 American crime drama film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin ( in his directorial debut ) , based on the memoir Molly 's Game : The True Story of the 26 - Year - Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive , High - Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World by Molly Bloom . It stars Jessica Chastain , Idris Elba , Kevin Costner , Michael Cera , Brian d'Arcy James , Chris O'Dowd , Bill Camp , Graham Greene , Claire Rankin , Joe Keery , and Jeremy Strong . The film follows Bloom ( Chastain ) , who becomes the target of an FBI investigation of the underground poker empire she runs for Hollywood celebrities , athletes , business tycoons , and the Russian mob . </P>
<P> Molly 's Game is a 2017 American crime drama film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin ( in his directorial debut ) , based on the memoir Molly 's Game : The True Story of the 26 - Year - Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive , High - Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World by Molly Bloom . It stars Jessica Chastain , Idris Elba , Kevin Costner , Michael Cera , Brian d'Arcy James , Chris O'Dowd , Bill Camp , Graham Greene , Claire Rankin , Joe Keery , and Jeremy Strong . The film follows Bloom ( Chastain ) , who becomes the target of an FBI investigation of the underground poker empire she runs for Hollywood celebrities , athletes , business tycoons , and the Russian mob . </P>
who are the characters in molly 's game based on
who are the characters in molly 's game based on
the memoir Molly 's Game : The True Story of the 26 - Year - Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive , High - Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World by Molly Bloom
the memoir Molly 's Game : The True Story of the 26 - Year - Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive , High - Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World by Molly Bloom