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Jerry & Marge Go Large

Jerry & Marge Go Large

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Jerry & Marge Go Large

"It's never too late to risk it all."

2022

1h 36m

7.4(490 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

The remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife, Marge, wins $27 million dollars and uses the money to revive their small Michigan town.

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Production Companies

Levantine Films

Paramount Players

MRC

Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston

Jerry Selbee

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Marge Selbee

Rainn Wilson

Rainn Wilson

Bill

Larry Wilmore

Larry Wilmore

Steve

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

Howard

Jake McDorman

Jake McDorman

Doug

Anna Camp

Anna Camp

Dawn

Uly Schlesinger

Uly Schlesinger

Tyler

Cheech Manohar

Cheech Manohar

Eric

Lindsay Rootare

Lindsay Rootare

Mindy

Creative team

Directed by: David Frankel
Written by: Brad Copeland
Jason Fagone
Produced by: Amy Baer
Gil Netter

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