Maverick
1994 · 127 min
Directed by Richard Donner. Written by William Goldman. Starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner, Graham Greene.
Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a marvelous Southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.
Critics 67% · audiences 71% · 1 Oscar nomination