Thrillers and horror films use coin flips, roulette wheels, and rigged games to...

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Thrillers and horror films use coin flips, roulette wheels, and rigged games to squeeze tension from chance and choice. In No Country for Old Men, a coin toss decides life or death, turning fate into a heartbeat-racing gamble