Thrillers like No Country for Old Men use coin flips and rigged games to crank...

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Thrillers like No Country for Old Men use coin flips and rigged games to crank up tension, turning chance into a deadly gamble. These motifs strip control from characters and viewers alike, ratcheting dread by forcing fate to decide who lives or dies