‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Arrives on AMC+ on July 4
An unemployed ice cream truck driver steps onto the game show Press Your Luck harboring a secret: the key to endless money. But his winning streak is threatened when the bewildered executives uncover his real motivations.

Directed by: Samir Oliveros
Starring: Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, David Strathairn, Maisie Williams, Haley Bennet, Shamier Anderson, Johnny Knoxville, Patti Harrison, James Wolk
Written by: Maggie Briggs, Samir Oliveros, Amanda Freedman
Rating: R
Running time: 90 minutes
Genre: Thriller
Streaming: May 6
Theatrical Release: April 4, 2025
US & Canada Boxoffice: $433,617
Worldwide: $433,617
Country: USA
Studio: IFC Films
Website: https://fabula.cl/press-your-luck/
1984, Michael Larson, an unemployed ice-cream truck driver from Ohio, steps onto the game show “Press Your Luck” harboring a secret: the key to endless amounts of money. But his winning streak gets threatened when the executives in the control room start to uncover his real motivations.
