The Luckiest Man in America

Based on a true story, _The Luckiest Man in America _is set in May 1984, when an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio steps onto the game show Press Your Luck harboring a big secret: the key to endless amounts of money. His winning streak is threatened when the bewildered executives in the control room wonder what could possibly be going on. The film ushers us behind the scenes of Press Your Luck’s most infamous episode and speculates on Larson’s motives.

The Luckiest Man in America stars Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, David Strathairn, Maisie Williams, Haley Bennett, and Johnny Knoxville. The film debuted at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.