Where They Went

Mississippi Grind (2015)

Directed by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

A down-on-his-luck gambler from Iowa and a charming drifter head down the Mississippi from casino to casino toward a high-stakes poker game in New Orleans.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Casino
    Dubuque, Iowa
    ≈ 00:02:00
    Stated on screen

    Gerry meets Curtis at a casino poker table and, deep in debt, proposes a gambling trip south.

  2. 2St. Louis, Missouri
    ≈ 00:28:00
    Stated on screen

    Curtis looks up an old flame and Gerry wins on a riverboat casino.

  3. 3Memphis, Tennessee
    ≈ 00:45:00
    Stated on screen

    Gerry loses everything at hold 'em on the last card and lies about it.

  4. 4Little Rock, Arkansas
    ≈ 00:55:00
    Stated on screen
  5. 5Casino
    Tunica, Mississippi
    ≈ 01:03:00
    Stated on screen
  6. 6New Orleans, Louisiana
    ≈ 01:12:00
    Stated on screen

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
1,752 km
Places
6
Countries
1
Stops
6
  • Car: 1,752 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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