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Coin movie: A Good Marriage (2014)
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From a Stephen King novella, starring Joan Allen (the Bourne movies) as the wife of a husband and wife mail order rare coin business, tied to a cluster of serial killings.
Ok, honestly the movie wasn't very good. But it was actually kind of cool to see Hollywood at least attempt to portray coins and coin collecting in a realistic way.
We see the couple looking for an iconic coin in circulation, and they discuss the pros and cons of finding one vs. buying one, they talk about grade, and we see a few close-ups and numismatic related props.
To just about any other audience, I'd say skip this one. But since this is what we do: if you're dying for a movie that mentions coins, it's worth a Netflix download.
Ok, honestly the movie wasn't very good. But it was actually kind of cool to see Hollywood at least attempt to portray coins and coin collecting in a realistic way.
We see the couple looking for an iconic coin in circulation, and they discuss the pros and cons of finding one vs. buying one, they talk about grade, and we see a few close-ups and numismatic related props.
To just about any other audience, I'd say skip this one. But since this is what we do: if you're dying for a movie that mentions coins, it's worth a Netflix download.
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I see it's available on Amazon too. I always liked Joan Allen. She was great in "The Upside of Anger" with Costner....
<< <i>I watched the movie a few weeks ago and the OP is right, it's not great, but it's not bad either. It was just okay. And seeing the specific coin they're talking about come up in a few scenes, along with all the numismatic stuff around the house, was cool. >>
I've watched it as well but gave it 4 stars because I figured her out that she was (omit spoiler
And the coin, I believe she planted it and you have to figure that one out as well.
The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!
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I just listened to the audiobook version. I did not realize that coin collecting was central to the story line when I chose it. The insane, murderous coin dealer was far more evil and deranged than most that I know.
Coins. Murder. Stephen King. Thriller.
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Haha my first thought