Poker movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant poker movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspense, humorous, tense and captivating films and TV shows about / with poker, gambling, gambler, casino, rivalry, card playing, poker player, money, ambition and dishonesty plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as poker: Molly's Game (2017), Rounders (1998), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Deal (2008), Lucky You (2007), Casino Royale (2006), All In (2006), Maverick (1994), Mississippi Grind (2015), The Grand (2007).

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 7.4
 186K
Molly's Game (2017)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada, China
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.
Style: inspirational, smart, freeze frame, psychological, witty ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot: poker, trial, gambling, female protagonist, lawyer, father daughter relationship, court, card playing, fbi, woman, strong female lead, mafia ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, future, 2000s
Place: new york, los angeles, colorado, manhattan new york city
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 7.3
 159K
Rounders (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A young man is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.
Style: neo noir, clever, suspense, psychological, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: gambling, poker, addiction, friendship, law student, debt, mafia, gambling debt, poker player, prison, underdog, ex convict ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, atlantic city, usa, atlantic city new jersey
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The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
Style: tense, clever, realistic, retro, light ...
Audience: manly
Plot: gambling, poker, blackmail, mind game, gambler, casino, adultery, jazz, gangster, friendship, card playing, hustler ...
Time: 1930s, year 1965, 20th century
Place: new orleans, ohio, usa, los angeles, southern usa ...
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 5.3
 5K
Deal (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.
Style: realistic, tense, psychological, semi serious, humorous
Audience: teens
Plot: poker, gambling, competition, human spirit, contests and competitions, lifestyle, follow your dream, friendship, underdog, downfall, casino, father son relationship ...
Time: year 2008
Place: las vegas, texas, usa
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 5.9
 21K
Lucky You (2007)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Germany, Australia
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poker while simultaneously earning the affections of a beautiful Las Vegas singer.
Style: clever, exciting, entertaining, suspense, feel good ...
Plot: poker, gambling, addiction, golf, gangster, twists and turns, bet, life philosophy, underdog, couples, ambition, rivalry ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, year 2003, 21st century
Place: las vegas, usa
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 8.0
 691K
Casino Royale (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, Czech Republic, USA, Germany, Bahamas
Duration: 144 min.
Story: Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond – on his maiden ...
Style: exciting, suspense, action packed, scenic, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, chick flick, date night
Plot: 007, spy, james bond, poker, espionage, casino, chase, cia, secret service, heroic mission, gambling, terrorism ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: montenegro, britain, italy, europe, madagascar ...
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 3.8
 1K
All In (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Six medical students with unique talents pool their resources to win the World Series of Poker.
Style: psychological, realistic, captivating, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot: gambling, poker, medical school, rivalry, contests and competitions, follow your dream, ego clash, ambition, buddies, underdog, college, casino ...
Place: usa, texas
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 7.0
 118K
Maverick (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them. He needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a Winner Take All poker game that begins in a few days. He tries to win some, tries to collect a few debts, and ...
Style: exciting, humorous, funny, light, hilarious ...
Audience: family outing, boys' night
Plot: gambling, poker, cons and scams, twists and turns, gambler, unlikely partners, card playing, robbery, strong female character, wild west, con men, heist ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, ancient times, victorian era
Place: oregon, america, persia, mississippi, louisiana ...
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Mississippi Grind (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis, a younger, highly charismatic poker player. The two strike up an immediate friendship and Gerry quickly persuades his new friend to accompany him ...
Style: road movie, tense, depressing, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot: gambling, friendship, poker, road trip, money, gambler, money problems, redemption, crime gone awry, debt, unlikely partners, obsessive quest ...
Time: year 2015, y2k, 21st century
Place: new orleans, usa, southern usa, memphis, mississippi ...
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 5.9
 6K
The Grand (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The Grand is in the tradition of improvisational comedies like Best In Show and This Is Spinal Tap. The story is set in the world of professional poker and follows six players who reach the final table of the world’s second most famous high stakes ...
Style: funny, humorous, mockumentary, entertaining, clever ...
Plot: gambling, poker, gambler, greed, sarcasm, adaptation, contests and competitions, casino, underdog, ambition, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas, nevada, usa
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God of Gamblers (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Chow Yun-Fat plays Ko Chun, an extremely talented and well known gambler. On the eve of a big confrontation with a famous Singaporean gambler, Ko walks into a trap set by Knife, an avid but a so-so gambler (Andy Lau), meant for an Indian servant. ...
Style: realistic, exciting, semi serious, scenic, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gambling, poker, memory loss, triad, betrayal, comeback, kung fu, casino, martial arts, bodyguard, amnesia, traitor ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: hong kong, china, asia, tokyo, san francisco
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 7.0
 816
Tilt (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Young poker players must navigate their past along with the best players in the world to win.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
Plot: gambling, poker, casino, rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions, cons and scams, vengeance, buddies, supportive spouse, gambler, sin ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas, nevada, usa, miami, florida ...
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The Card Counter (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, China, Sweden
Duration: 111 min.
Story: William Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: revenge, poker, gambling, murder, vengeance, ex soldier, haunted by the past, partners in crime, confronting the past, poker player, secret past, criminal ...
Time: 2020s, year 2002, year 2003, 21st century
Place: iraq, cleveland ohio, atlantic city new jersey, las vegas
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 5.6
 66K
Runner Runner (2013)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.
Style: suspenseful, clever, suspense, tense, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: gambling, poker, cons and scams, manipulation, corruption, chase, conspiracy, casino, temptation, twists and turns, dirty cop, power relations ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: costa rica, usa
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High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Based on the true story of the rise and fall of poker legend Stu "The Kid" Ungar.
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, suspense, period piece ...
Plot: gambling, gambler, ambition, human spirit, rivalry, rise and fall, life is a bitch, tragic hero, hopes, addiction, genius, loser ...
Place: las vegas
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A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopardizing all the money he has saved for the purpose of settling with his wife and child in San Antonio.
Style: funny, retro, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot: gambling, poker, con artists, caper, hustler, gambler, heist, casino, indians, great ending, youth, card playing ...
Time: year 1966, 60s
Place: austin texas, texas
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 5.2
 399
Poker King (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Although Randy's family is involved in the casino business, he has never shared an interest in gaming until he played Texas Hold 'Em on the Internet. Rival Uno is the manager at Randy's casion. These two bitter enemies will now face ...
Style: funny, captivating, humorous, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot: poker, casino, gambler, poker player, ambition, satire, rivals, contests and competitions, family business, showdown, humour, professional rivalry ...
Place: macau
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Hitting the Nuts (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Hitting the Nuts is the 'true' story of the 2009 Scott County, Indiana Poker Championship as told by those who were there. This mockumentary follows the town preacher, busty waitress, lovable redneck dad, portly returning champion and a ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, mockumentary
Plot: poker, rivalry, ambition, parents and children, gambling, sport team, clergy, society, contests and competitions, small town, racism, religions or cults ...
Time: 21st century
Place: indiana
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 6.2
 3K
Finder's Fee (2001)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: After finding a wallet in the street tepper calls the owner in order to return it. After making the call he discovers that the lottery ticket inside is a $6 million winner. To add to things his friends are on their way over for their weekly poker ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense, neo noir ...
Plot: gambling, poker, lottery, dishonesty, cons and scams, casino, twists and turns, con artists, african american, gambler, wedding ring, cheating ...
Time: 20th century
Place: usa, new york, manhattan new york city
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 5.1
 430
The Poker Club (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Four friends discover and accidentally kill a burglar -- who may not be alone -- in the kitchen during their weekly poker night.
Style: suspense, tense, psychological, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: gambling, poker, disposing of a dead body, chase, buddies, betrayal, rivalry, vengeance, manslaughter, danger, basement, stripper ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 8.2
 560K
Casino (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 178 min.
Story: The life of the gambling paradise – Las Vegas – and its dark mafia underbelly.
Style: realistic, clever, rough, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: organized crime, mafia, casino, rise and fall, gangster, gambling, money, greed, mobster, betrayal, cosa nostra, criminal heroes ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1995, 80s, 90s ...
Place: las vegas, chicago, missouri, israel, usa ...
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Western Religion (2015)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The year is 1879. Gunfighters from the far reaches of the globe descend on Religion, AZ to compete in a legendary poker tournament. Drawn by the gold prize, the players come to realize that in this game, their very souls are at stake.
Style: tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: poker, gambling, shooter, poker player, money, competitor, gunfighter, arizona desert
Time: 1870s
Place: arizona
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 8.3
 278K
The Sting (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.
Style: entertaining, atmospheric, witty, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: date night
Plot: con artists, gambling, chase, cons and scams, caper, twists and turns, organized crime, manipulation, con man, plot twist, train, mafia ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1973, year 1936
Place: chicago, usa, persia, new york, illinois
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 6.0
 73K
The Gambler (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the ...
Style: clever, psychological, suspense, serious, tense ...
Plot: gambling, addiction, gambler, gambling debt, gambling addiction, gangster, human nature, moral dilemma, writers, character study, police investigation, casino ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: las vegas, los angeles, california, usa, nevada
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 6.7
 3K
Crackerjack (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story: When dwindling membership and increasing overheads makes a local bowling club and prime candidate for a takeover, it's all hands on deck to save the club, in what turns into an epic battle where young meets old, greed meets good and people rise ...
Style: light, witty, semi serious, humorous, independent film ...
Plot: sarcasm, greed, culture clash, crime gone awry, poker, ambition, rivalry, workplace intrigue, workplace romance, scam, satire, contests and competitions ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia, melbourne, oceania
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The PokerStars.net Big Game (2010)
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The ultimate high-stakes TV cash game show that sees Loose Cannon amateurs play against the legends of poker for cold hard cash. PokerStars buys each Loose Cannon into the game for $100,000, and they get to keep any profit. It’s a true test of ...
Style: entertaining, captivating
Plot: poker, sporting event, poker player, professional sports, gambler, rivalry, competitor, title bout, professional rivalry, money, gambling, champion
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 7.1
 13K
Kakegurui (2017)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. ...
Style: anime, social, serious, suspense, intellectual ...
Plot: gambling, direction and purpose, struggle for survival, humiliation, power struggle, fighting the system, academy, gambler, social differences, fight for supremacy, class system, student ...
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 5.9
 902
Kaleidoscope (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Romantic comedy which has Barney Lincoln and Angel McGinnis as a pair of amorous adventurers in the gambling places of London and the Riviera. Barney Lincoln is a rambling gambling man who scores sensational wins at poker and chemin de fer because ...
Style: psychological thriller, semi serious, realistic, stylized, feel good ...
Plot: casino, gambling, poker, robbery, gambler, con artists, disorder, couples, mind game, unlikely criminals, criminal heroes, dishonesty ...
Time: year 1966, 20th century, 60s
Place: europe, switzerland
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 5.8
 224
Poker Alice (1987)
Genre: Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: She's a New Orleans gambler with a poker face no man can resist. And when she unwittingly wins a "house of ill repute" in a high-stakes card game, things start moving like a runaway train.
Plot: poker, game, train, compulsive gambler, brothel, gun, saloon, buggy
Place: arizona
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 7.6
 37K
The Odd Couple (1968)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Felix Ungar has just broken up with his wife. Despondent, he goes to kill himself but is saved by his friend Oscar Madison. With nowhere else to go, Felix is urged by Oscar to move in with him, at least for a while. The only problem is that Felix is ...
Style: funny, atmospheric, hilarious, humorous, clever ...
Audience: kids, date night
Plot: friendship, buddy, buddies, friendship between men, friends who live together, bromance, poker, suicide attempt, stage play, eternal love, odd couple, old age ...
Time: 60s, year 1968, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
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