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Owning Mahowny is a 2003 Canadian film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Maury Chaykin and John Hurt. The film is based on the true story of Brian Molony , a Toronto bank employee who embezzled more than $10 million to feed his gambling addiction .
Owning Mahowny: Directed by Richard Kwietniowski. With Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, John Hurt, Maury Chaykin. A bank manager with: (a) a gambling problem and (b) access to a multimillion dollar account gets into a messy situation.
Sleazy casino boss Victor (John Hurt) encourages Dan to amass more and more debt, until the missing money becomes hard to hide, and Dan's life spirals out of control. Toronto bank employee Dan ...
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May 16, 2003 · Owning Mahowny. 107 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2003. Roger Ebert. May 16, 2003. 5 min read. “Owning Mahowny” is about a man seized helplessly with tunnel vision, in the kind of tunnel that has no light at either end. He is a gambler.
Based on the true story of a Toronto Bank Manager, Dan Mahowny (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is addicted to gambling. Horses and sports are only a few of his interests. Eventually, he creates dummy accounts at his bank and uses that money to fly to Atlantic City to gamble.
Dan Mahowny (Hoffman) is a mild-mannered bank manager with a nasty gambling habit and a job that gives him access to a $20 million account. When a major losing streak leaves him busted and unable to cover his losses, Mahowny develops an ingenious plan to play the bank against the casino.
May 2, 2003 · Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful.
