Selma Blair in The Poker House (2008)

Lori Petty makes her feature directorial debut with this tale that's inspired by true events in Petty's childhood. Jennifer Lawrence plays a young girl who's a prisoner of her surroundings that include an alcoholic, drug-addled mother (Selma Blair) and a pimp father (Bokeem Woodbine). As she struggles to endure a home full of gamblers and criminals with her two younger sisters, Lawrence must find a way to escape her plight. David Alan Grier co-stars. 93 min.