The King of Marvin Gardens

Jason Staebler lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is a dreamer who asks his brother David, a radio personality from Philadelphia, to help him build a paradise on a Pacific Island, which might be just another of his pie-in-the-sky schemes. Inevitably, complications begin to pile up.

Recommended by 7 People

“I love this movie so much. The acting is incredible. The shot of those two men on horseback on the beach is one of my favorite things I've ever seen in a movie.”

Laura Dern

Actor

“I like that one too — it kind of checks a lot of boxes.”

Michael Shannon

Actor

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