Owning Mahowny

Owning Mahowny
Owning Mahowny film poster
Directed byRichard Kwietniowski
Written byMaurice Chauvet
Based onStung: The Incredible Obsession of Brian Molony
by Gary Stephen Ross
Produced byAndras Hamori
Seaton McLean
StarringPhilip Seymour Hoffman
John Hurt
Minnie Driver
Maury Chaykin
CinematographyOliver Curtis
Edited byMike Munn
Music byThe Insects
Richard Grassby-Lewis
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics (US)
Alliance Atlantis (CAN)
Release date
  • 23 January 2003 (2003-01-23)
Running time
104 minutes
CountriesCanada
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$1 million

Owning Mahowny is a 2003 Canadian film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Maury Chaykin and John Hurt. The film is based on the true story of Brian Molony, a Toronto bank employee who embezzled more than $10 million to feed his gambling addiction. Owning Mahowny was named one of the ten best films of the year by critic Roger Ebert.