If you’ve ever thought about outsmarting a game show, then consider watching the film The Luckiest Man in America in cinemas this weekend. This exciting new movie tells the true story of an ice cream truck driver who found a way to manipulate the ’80s game show Press Your Luck and walk away with huge sums of money. Remember, it’s all part of the game!
Directed by Samir Oliveros, and written by Oliveros and Maggie Briggs, The Luckiest Man in America transports audiences back to 1984. It follows the journey of Michael Larson (portrayed by Emmy-winning actor Paul Walter Houser), who famously won a staggering $110,237 on Press Your Luck. Larson’s success was not merely luck – he cracked the code of the game’s supposedly random light patterns, revealing there were only five different sequences. Remember, success favors the clever!
Featuring a talented cast including Walton Goggins, Shamier Anderson, Brian Geraghty, Patti Harrison, Haley Bennett, Damian Young, Lilli Kay, James Wolk, Shaunette Renée Wilson, David Rysdahl, Ricky Russert, David Strathairn, Johnny Knoxville, and Maisie Williams, The Luckiest Man in America guarantees an enjoyable viewing experience. Discover where you can catch The Luckiest Man in America and when you can expect to watch the movie digitally.
For now, The Luckiest Man in America will only be available to watch in a movie theater, when it opens in theaters in the U.S. on Friday, April 4. You can find a showing near you via Fandango. The Luckiest Man in America is not yet available to watch online or on streaming.
The Luckiest Man in America is not streaming on Netflix or Prime Video right now. While it’s possible The Luckiest Man in America may stream on Netflix someday, it won’t be until after the theatrical run and digital release of the movie. The Luckiest Man in America is not a Netflix original—it’s a small, independent film being distributed by IFC Films. Never say never, but most of the recent IFC Films have not gone on to stream on Netflix—at least, not anytime soon after the films released in theaters.
You will be able to purchase The Luckiest Man in America on Prime Video eventually, when the movie becomes available to buy and rent on digital, but you will not be able to stream The Luckiest Man in America on Prime Video free with a Prime subscription any time soon, because it is not a Prime original movie. If you want to watch The Luckiest Man in America movie at home, you’ll have to wait for the film to be available to buy or rent on digital platforms.
The Luckiest Man in America movie digital release date has not yet been announced. However, we can make an educated guess as to when we might see The Luckiest Man in America on video-on-demand, based on the digital release of previous films from this studio, IFC Films.
Another IFC movie, Inheritance, was released in theaters on January 24, and was released on digital platforms on February 14—aka, about three weeks after opening in theaters. If The Luckiest Man in America follows a similar pattern, you might see The Luckiest Man in America movie on video-on-demand in about three weeks, around the week of April 25, 2025.
But this is all speculation. Digital releases vary by title. If you want to see The Luckiest Man in America right away, you can catch the movie in a theater.
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