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 lock viewers in a high-stakes world where chance feels like a weapon. In No Country for Old Men, a coin toss isn’t just luck—it decides life or death