Clive Owen stars as Jack, a struggling writer and reformed gambler who, desperate for cash, takes a job dealing blackjack in a London casino. He is quickly drawn into the dark underworld of cheats and criminals, a world that threatens his relationship with his longtime girlfriend (Gina McKee). A chance encounter with a seductive gambler (Alex Kingston) leads him further into trouble as she lures him into a dangerous scheme to rob the casino where he works. In Croupier, director Mike Hodges (Get Carter) has fashioned a spellbinding and thoroughly modern film noir thriller.