Thrillers and horror use coin flips, roulette cylinders, contracts, and rigged...

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Thrillers and horror use coin flips, roulette cylinders, contracts, and rigged games to trap characters in moments where chance feels deadly. In No Country for Old Men, Anton Chigurh’s coin toss decides fate with cold indifference