Movies like The Gambler 2013
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The Gambler (2013)
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Original name: Lošėjas
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Paramedic Vincentas is a passionate gambler, who is forced to make radical decisions to return the debts. An idea strikes Vincentas to create an illegal game related to his profession. Love, life and death will be at stake.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, stylized, realistic, suspense, medical drama, intense, grim, noir
Plot:
gambling, love and romance, life is a bitch, workplace romance, workplace intrigue, disorder, workplace, dishonesty, unsupportive coworkers, loan shark, addiction, risk, casino, obsession, debt, coercion, moral dilemma, paramedic, illegal gambling, character study, passion, male protagonist, black market, macabre, love triangle ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century, contemporary
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Most similar movies to The Gambler
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, tense, serious and suspenseful films with plots about life is a bitch, dishonesty, betrayal, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, murder and deadly mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like The Gambler: Flutter (2011), Justice (2014), Trader Games (2010), All Mistakes Buried (2015), Blood Crime (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
429
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Chancer John lives for playing the odds - and he's always willing to take a calculated risk. But when he meets the mysterious and beautiful female bookie Stan, he discovers there's much more to gambling than just greyhounds and horses. ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, serious, crime drama ...
Plot:
gambling, bet, bookies, risk, obsession, husband wife relationship, life turned upside down, rescue, money, femme fatale, manipulation, deception ...
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95%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A foul-mouthed woman fights for her soul in the belly of the city. Working for a human trafficking agency controlled by a powerful syndicate, she sees no evil, hears no evil. In a society like ours, you have only two choices—to be a victim or a ...
Style:
tense, realistic, disturbing, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, social decay, woman in danger, workplace situations, political corruption, life is a bitch, workplace, rivalry, danger, dishonesty, workplace intrigue, survival ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A hot young Wall Street trader finds a formula based on climatology to play the market and win big... but at what cost?
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
wall street, ambition, office, trading, dishonesty, rivalry, rise to the top, workplace, stock broker, workplace intrigue, workplace situations, boss and employee ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A lone, struggling addict takes on a dangerous underground criminal ring in his small Southern town to retrieve a stolen pendant he believes will save his marriage.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, independent film, disturbing ...
Plot:
addiction, redemption, small town, hopes, life is a bitch, obsessive quest, danger, drug, desperation, loss, regret, anti hero ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, louisiana
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
For burned-out Seattle cop Daniel Pruitt, a camping trip turns hellish when his wife, Jessica, is savagely attacked in the forest. En route to the hospital, the Pruitts collide with a semi, and Jessica identifies the driver as her assailant. ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
small town, vengeance, law enforcement, police investigation, rivalry, murder, dishonesty, life is a bitch, mistaken identity, moral ambiguity, sexual assault, investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, seattle
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On the surface, Ray Ryan has it all. He's a successful advertising executive with a new promotion. He has a nice home and a beautiful fiancée. Underneath it all is a dark secret he's finding harder to hide. Ray's nightmares are ...
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough, dark ...
Plot:
investigation, life is a bitch, murder, secret, family secret, trauma, murder mystery, character study, nightmare, domestic drama, violent outburst, guilt ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
48%
273
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When three very different people (Mike Baldwin, Will Haza, Ali Lukowski) from three completely different worlds begin a deadly game of Russian Roulette, they soon discover that their pasts are a trilogy of overlapping events that have brought them ...
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
russian roulette, game of death, suicide, life is a bitch, mind game, destiny, down on your luck, danger, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, character study, claustrophobia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
47%
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, tense, realistic, cynical, independent film ...
Plot:
gambling, addiction, gambling addiction, gambling debt, gambler, writers, gangster, human nature, moral dilemma, character study, police investigation, family relations ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, los angeles, california, usa, nevada ...
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A writer-director known for becoming obsessed with his own stories, Jacob Falk stumbles upon photographs of prisoners of war being tortured by Danish soldiers.Suspecting a political conspiracy, Falk falls into a frenetic chase to reveal the mystery ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Plot:
chase, uncover truth, dishonesty, disorder, obsession, state affairs, life turned upside down, eye, nordic, on the road, chases and races, hit and run ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, denmark, eastern europe
Similarity:
43%
559
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Three people discover jealousy and larceny are a dangerous combination in this tense drama. John (Bryan Brown) is a veteran insurance investigator who succumbs to temptation and veers towards the wrong side of the law. With the help of novice con ...
Style:
serious, realistic, stylized, suspense, neo noir
Plot:
greed, seduction, gambling, power relations, insurance, money, femme fatale, love triangle, dishonesty, life is a bitch, betrayal, addiction ...
Time:
90s
Place:
australia, sydney australia
Similarity:
43%
773
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A once famous and now a washed-up Hollywood screenwriter fighting to finish his latest script with an unrealistic deadline. He finds himself in the center of a murder investigation involving a prominent politician's wife. The surrounding events ...
Style:
suspense, neo noir, tense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
hollywood, writer's life, murder, police investigation, life is a bitch, protagonist as suspect, creative block, screenwriter, murder investigation, film industry, character study, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An average man finds himself in a position to prevent the murder of a family member -- the unnerving descent of a man caught between resilience and ruthlessness.
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, life is a bitch, rivalry, dishonesty, human nature, life turned upside down, feud, murder, violent content, nudity, sexual content, alcohol abuse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
42%
236
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Donna Erickson, an overworked public defender, is in the middle of a tricky case — she's representing a woman suspected of committing a murder that happened years ago. Even though recent DNA evidence lays the blame on her client, this legal ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, suspense, crime thriller ...
Plot:
legal investigation, dedicated lawyer, woman in danger, haunted by the past, uncover truth, legal, dishonesty, life is a bitch, law enforcement, conspiracy, investigation, cold case ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Stefanie Ritter is actually quite happy with her life. When the charming pilot Kai Mertens turns up one day, Stefanie feels that tingling in her stomach again for the first time. For her birthday, he surprises her with a dream vacation in Mexico. ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
escape, murder, false accusation, confined, prison life, life is a bitch, frame up, prison, dishonesty, female protagonist, wrongful accusation, prison escape ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, germany
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
While there is an old-fashioned feel to the story telling, it moves along new paths that are twisted enough to keep us interested and also has us clenching our fists.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
business, betrayal, corruption, money, money problems, investor, investments, fraud, politics, real estate, working class, greed ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Henry Long desperately seeks a cure for the condition that leaves him unable to feel physical pain.
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, enigmatic, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cure, patient, doctors and patients, pain, illness, disease, character study, male protagonist, hospital, ethical dilemma, scientific research, disability ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A dramatic thriller about a couple who own an advertising agency. The husband apparently commits suicide, but the police and the insurance company decide to investigate his death.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, investigation, infidelity, betrayal, murder, danger, twists and turns, love, stalking, surveillance, deception, adultery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Harry Woltz is a homicide cop with a gambling problem; a problem that leaves him owing a great deal of money to the Russell brothers. To clear the debt they ask him to train John Farrow to murder his wife, Evans, without leaving the usual clues or ...
Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, crime thriller, detective ...
Plot:
murder, gambling, addiction, police investigation, police corruption, investigation, dishonesty, law enforcement, sex, homicide, winter, deception ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A compulsive gambler finds his new family's safety seriously threatened by a ruthless gambling boss.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, independent film
Plot:
gambling, casino, gambling addiction, card playing, poker, gambler, pregnancy, gangster, addiction, bookies, dishonesty, survival ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Estevão , Ivan e Gilberto são companheiros desde os tempos de faculdade e sócios de uma construtora de sucesso há mais de 15 anos. O relacionamento entre eles sempre foi muito bom, até que um desentendimento na condução dos negócios faz com ...
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
hitman, partner, murder, crime gone awry, social differences, cons and scams, dishonesty, society, betrayal, blackmail, friends, workplace intrigue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south america, brazil, latin america, sao paulo brazil
Similarity:
37%
790
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In Corinth, a dying town 15 miles from Pittsburg: One evening, a Japanese businessman, who wanted to tear down the closed iron mills to build an amusement park, is found half dead in his mill. Bellboy Barry admits to have done it - in self defense. ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, neo noir, independent film, realistic ...
Plot:
amusement park, profanity, infidelity, love affair, unemployment, murder, love triangle, workplace situations, couples, life is a bitch, dishonesty, love and romance ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
pennsylvania
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Austria, Switzerland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A compulsive gambler is forced to take a chance with his own life
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, erotic
Plot:
gambler, gambling addiction, drug, addiction, gambling, relationship problems, risk, lifestyle, life risking, social problems, life is a bitch, relationships ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After being granted a questionable transfer that will keep him stateside as his National Guard unit deploys for Iraq, Lieutenant Danny Sefton becomes embroiled in a last minute AWOL attempt by one of his soldiers — forcing him to choose between ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense, independent film ...
Plot:
military, soldier, friendship, military base, moral dilemma, military life, on the run, wartime life, iraq war, life is a bitch, family problems, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iraq, usa
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Over a tense day in the emergency hospital, we follow the surgeon's work Evandro and staff in three cases that require risk surgery: a drug dealer, a military police officer and a rich family child, all injured during a shootout in a slum next ...
Style:
tense, medical drama, intense, suspense, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hospital, doctor, urban violence, emergency room, workplace, ambulance, medicine, drug dealer, bullet wound, coworker, medical, workplace situations ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A Brussels homicide cop (Jérémie Renier) begins to lose control of his life as he tries to solve a bizarre murder.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder, pregnancy, police detective, life turned upside down, police investigation, law enforcement, mental illness, investigation, homicide, moral ambiguity, guilt, obsession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brussels, belgium
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Dr Vijay Nambiar (Suresh Gopi) is a famous neurosurgeon. His wife Dr Nalini Nambiar (Abhirami) is a gynecologist in the same hospital. They lead a contented and busy family life. 'Appothikkiri' plots the intriguing issues that affect their ...
Style:
medical drama, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
guilt, doctor, accident, ethical dilemma, hospital, life is a bitch, doctors and patients, problem, physician, medical, guilty conscience, medicine ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A desperate woman kidnaps and enforces rehab on her violent brother in a last-ditch effort to save their lives.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
addiction, kidnapping, family conflict, sibling relationship, dysfunctional family, social problems, problem, family problems, life is a bitch, abuse, hostage situation, desperation ...
Similarity:
34%
283
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A doctor and his girlfriend are stalked by a woman who claims to be in love with him. Meanwhile, the man falls in love with a younger woman. Based on a true story
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot:
dangerous attraction, police investigation, obsession, danger, couples, dishonesty, life is a bitch, fall in love, mentally unstable, couple relations, stalking, female stalker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
33%
201
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
An act of kindness leads to the destruction of two lives in just thirty miles, when a hitchiker and his ride let down their guards and reveal intimate, dark secrets about their pasts
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
interracial relations, desert, racism, mind game, on the road, murder, racial relations, secrets, character study, moral ambiguity, chance meeting, deception ...
Place:
nevada, usa, las vegas
Similarity:
32%
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:
surprise ending, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
poker, gambling, african american, lottery ticket, ethics, group of friends, moral dilemma, lottery, mind game, dishonesty, cons and scams, casino ...
Time:
20th century, 2000s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
32%
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