---
title: 'The Poker House (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lori Petty'
released: '2008-09-29'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-poker-house-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014806/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Poker House (2008)

2008 · 93 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Poker House, subsequently retitled as Behind Closed Doors, is a 2008 American independent drama film written and directed by Lori Petty, in her directorial debut. Based on Petty's early life during the 1970s, the film depicts a painful day in the life of Agnes, a teenage girl who is raising her two younger sisters, Bee and Cammie, in their mother's whorehouse.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [David Alan Grier](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-alan-grier), [Lori Petty](https://cinepixo.com/people/lori-petty)
- **Director:** [Lori Petty](https://cinepixo.com/people/lori-petty)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mike Post](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-post)
- **Producer:** [Stephen J. Cannell](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-j-cannell)

## Cast

- [Bokeem Woodbine](https://cinepixo.com/people/bokeem-woodbine)
- [Chloë Grace Moretz](https://cinepixo.com/people/chloe-grace-moretz)
- [Jennifer Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-lawrence)
- [Selma Blair](https://cinepixo.com/people/selma-blair)
- [David Alan Grier](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-alan-grier)
- [Andrew Rothenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-rothenberg)
- [Danielle Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/danielle-campbell)

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