Mississippi Grind is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.

It stars Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller, Lio Tipton,[a] Alfre Woodard and Robin Weigert.

Running into Curtis, Gerry proposes a gambling trip down the Mississippi, culminating in a New Orleans poker game with a $25,000 buy-in.

After Gerry's successful poker session on a riverboat casino, he and Curtis spend the night with Simone and fellow prostitute Vanessa.

While Gerry bonds with Vanessa, Simone reminds Curtis she has been taken advantage of by a gambler before, and remains unwilling to run away with him.

Gerry fails to talk his way into the high-stakes poker game using Curtis as his in, as Tony clearly dislikes him and gets punched in the nose.

In the morning, Curtis finds Gerry has gone, leaving his half of the money with a note: "It's Machu Picchu time".

On August 15, 2012, Jake Gyllenhaal was in talks to join Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck on their gambling project; the duo would direct the film Mississippi Grind penned by themselves.

[10] On November 6, 2013, Sienna Miller agreed to a starring role in the film alongside Reynolds and Mendelsohn, with production to start in January 2014 in New Orleans.

[21][22][needs update] It was selected to be screened in the Gala Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

The website's critics consensus reads, "Well-acted and steeped in Southern atmosphere, Mississippi Grind is a road movie and addiction drama that transcends each of its well-worn genres.

"[24] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigns a score of 77 out of 100 based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".