The Loser Takes All (2002): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2002, The Loser Takes All is an action, drama and adventure film directed by Nikos Nikolaidis, running about 120 minutes.

What it’s about. Man (Gianis Aggelakas), a mysterious man of the underworld, small time grifter and big time hard-man, who has an anarchic tendency to mumble and comment on the system, society, police, the underworld itself and other things, along with his beloved bird, Bellafonte, meets up with an odd posse consisting of kid, who is a young songwriter, a prostitute who gathers money in order to open a bookstore, an alcoholic girl haunted by the relationship with her dead mother, and the grudgey bar-woman-ex-girlfriend. The five of them get caught up in a scheme involving the media, the mob, politicians and the police. And they definitely want to get the hell out of the city, probably to some Caribbean paradise.

Who’s in it. The Loser Takes All stars Giannis Angelakas as Man, Jenny Kitseli as Odetti, Ifigenia Asteriadi as Elsa and Simeon Nikolaidis as Little Boy, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, The Loser Takes All has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Loser Takes All page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Loser Takes All tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.