Card playing movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant card playing movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, suspense, stylized, anime and humorous films and TV shows about / with card playing, friendship, gambling, game, rivalry, casino, poker, money, gambler and redemption plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Animation genres shot in USA, Japan, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as card playing: 21 (2008), Deal (2008), The Cooler (2003), God of Gamblers (1989), Barry Lyndon (1975), Maverick (1994), The Last Casino (2004), The Grand (2007), Mississippi Grind (2015), The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).
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280K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent, student at M.I.T. in Boston who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine with the desire to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for ...
Style:
clever, inspirational, suspense, teen, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night
Plot:
gambling, casino, mathematics, prodigy, blackjack, genius, card playing, youth, cheating, talented, professor, college ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, boston, harvard university, usa, massachusetts
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5K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 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, card playing, mentor, competition, human spirit, contests and competitions, downfall, underdog, follow your dream, lifestyle, friendship ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
las vegas, usa, texas
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
(William H. Macy) works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow (Alec Baldwin), is happy with the arrangement. But Bernie ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, neo noir, intense, serious ...
Plot:
gambling, casino, card playing, fall in love, sex, gambler, bad luck, character study, public nudity, love and romance, down on your luck, female pubic hair ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Macao
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, cult classic, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
poker, gambling, card playing, memory loss, gambler, triad, betrayal, comeback, kung fu, casino, martial arts, bodyguard ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, tokyo, san francisco
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202K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
In the Eighteenth Century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry is a young farm boy in love with his cousin Nora Brady. When Nora engages to the British Captain John Quin, Barry challenges him for a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, epic, visually appealing, atmospheric ...
Plot:
nobility, rise and fall, aristocracy, opportunist, duel, card playing, british army, pistol duel, wealth, soldier, social climber, literary ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 20th century, year 1975, 19th century ...
Place:
ireland, england, prussia, berlin germany, britain ...
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126K
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:
surprise ending, humorous, exciting, funny, light ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
gambling, poker, cons and scams, gambler, twists and turns, unlikely partners, outlaw, bank robbery, card playing, con men, robbery, strong female character ...
Time:
19th century, ancient times, victorian era, 1800s, 60s
Place:
oregon, persia, america, mississippi, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A University teacher finds three bright students and decides to teach them how to count cards to make lots of money. As they learn how to play the casinos, things get tricky when the debt owing teacher informs them that their front man wants ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gambling, mathematics, college, student life, teachers and students, manipulation, college graduate, power relations, dishonesty, ambition, card playing, cons and scams ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
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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:
clever, funny, humorous, mockumentary, entertaining ...
Plot:
gambling, poker, sarcasm, card playing, gambler, greed, adaptation, contests and competitions, casino, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, ambition ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, nevada, usa, new jersey, texas
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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, depressing, tense, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
gambling, casino, poker, friendship, road trip, money, money problems, gambling addiction, crime gone awry, redemption, debt, partner ...
Time:
year 2015, y2k, 70s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, usa, north america, southern usa, memphis ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
An anthology film weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War.
Style:
anthology, funny, ironic, black comedy, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dog, old west, cowboy, violence, arizona desert, new mexico desert, bank robbery, trapper, card playing, murder, wagon train, multiple storylines ...
Time:
2010s, victorian era, 19th century
Place:
arizona, oregon, persia, new mexico, north dakota
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168K
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, mafia, addiction, friendship, casino, voice over narration, underdog, card playing, buddies, destructive relationship, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, atlantic city, usa, atlantic city new jersey, las vegas ...
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202K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
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:
freeze frame, art house, social, thought provoking, political ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
poker, trial, gambling, father daughter relationship, lawyer, female protagonist, court, card playing, strong female lead, woman, illegal gambling, fbi ...
Time:
year 2017, future, 2000s, 2010s
Place:
new york, colorado, los angeles, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
WIXOSS is a card game that's popular with teenagers. Supposedly there exist "LRIG Cards," female character cards with wills of their own. Special girls can hear the voices of the LRIGs, and those who possess them are called ...
Style:
anime, psychological, captivating, humorous, seinen ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
card playing, fictional city, loneliness, brother sister relationship, female protagonist, prodigy, rivalry, young heroes, contests and competitions, danger, game, escapades ...
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to ...
Style:
clever, witty, exciting, entertaining, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, caper, casino, thief, cons and scams, outsmarting, deception, perfect crime, twists and turns, scheme, con artists, robbery ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, iran, usa, atlantic city new jersey, los angeles ...
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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, kids
Plot:
poker, gambling, card playing, blackmail, mind game, gambler, adultery, casino, american football, jazz, friendship, gangster ...
Time:
1930s, year 1965, 20th century, 70s
Place:
ohio, new orleans, los angeles, usa, louisiana ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
17 years after Regalo di Natale the same 5 players for a new challenge. Who can trust who?
Style:
tense, humorous, satirical, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
poker, gambling, christmas, revenge, turning the tables, card playing, old friends reunited, escapades, gambler, satire, deception, betrayal ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Dan Bashin is a young Card Battler who dreams of winning the championship tournament of the trading card game Battle Spirits. One day, he follows a strange girl he meets at the championship. Suddenly he is flung into the Otherworld Grand Rolo ruled ...
Style:
anime, shounen, captivating, dramatic, colorful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
card playing, battles, save the world, warrior, spirit, teenage protagonist, competition, fantasy world, fight, adventure hero, heroes, teenager ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Yugi and Kaiba have a special duel that transcends dimensions.
Style:
anime, light, captivating, stylized, shounen
Audience:
kids
Plot:
monster, card playing, tournament, teenage girl, friend, teenage boy, teenager, power, duel, violence, game, friendship ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
6th-year grade-schooler Ayase Chihaya's dream is for her sister to be Japan's top model. However, transfer student Wataya Arata admonishes her that a dream must be about one's own self. Thus, she takes up karuta, a Japanese card game, ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, captivating, humorous, serious ...
Plot:
unrequited love, strong female lead, card playing, old friend, competition, training, friendship, tournament, team, tradition, school, champion ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters is a television anime series produced by Nihon Ad Systems and Studio Gallop, based on chapters 60-343 of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga written by Kazuki Takahashi. It is the second anime adaptation of the manga following the anime ...
Style:
anime, stylized, exciting, captivating, light ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
child, card playing, battles, magic, friendship, secret, duel, rivals, friends, monster, villain, transformation ...
Place:
egypt, japan
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A stranger and a bandit seek out a trio of playing cards that will lead them to hidden treasure.
Style:
spaghetti western, euro western, tense, grim, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
card playing, treasure hunt, hidden treasure, bandit, quest, greed, outlaw, anti hero, betrayal, violent, moral ambiguity, frontier town ...
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Genre: Comedy, 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:
retro, funny, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
gambling, poker, card playing, con artists, caper, gambler, hustler, casino, heist, youth, indians, great ending ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s
Place:
austin texas, texas
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Aichi Sendō is a timid third-year middle school student who has always lived his life looking backwards rather than forward. However, he has a card called "Blaster Blade" that was given to him when he was little, which is the sole thing ...
Style:
anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining, stylized ...
Plot:
card playing, tournament, imaginary, rivalry, duel, battles, virtual reality, teenager, misfit, superhero, escapades, master warrior ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Third-year middle school student Yu-yu Kondo lives in Kanazawa city of the country of Kaga. Being unable to reject requests, Yu-yu often gets caught up in his sister's hobbies. When Yu-yu could no longer bear it and ran away from home, he was ...
Style:
anime, exciting, suspenseful, tense, entertaining ...
Plot:
card playing, monster, battles, youth, game, gang, japanese teenager, fight, professional rivalry, japanese man, competitor, rivalry ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan, Canada
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V is the fourth main spin-off of the Yu-Gi-Oh! series. Yuya Sakaki is a student who is learning to become an entertainment duelist at the You Show Duel School. He gains access to a new power during an exhibition match against the ...
Style:
anime, shounen, 2d animation
Plot:
anthropomorphism, card playing, monster, duel, teenage boy, violence, friend, friendship, battles, teenager, game, teenage girl ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
It is the year 2030, and the stage is the capital of Japan, Chou-Tokyo. Through "Buddyfight", humans have started cultural interactions with residents from other worlds called "Affinity Dimensions". Buddyfight is a game with ...
Style:
anime, captivating, light, semi serious, stylized ...
Plot:
anthropomorphism, card playing, rivalry, cartoon violence, technology, children, alternate reality, creature, good versus evil, rescue, heroic mission, youth ...
Time:
near future, future
Place:
japan
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal is a Japanese manga and anime series and the third main spin-off series of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. The manga began serialization in Shueisha's V-Jump magazine from December 2010 and is licensed in North America by Viz Media. ...
Style:
anime, exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
monster, card playing, contests and competitions, memory loss, danger, supernatural, good versus evil, rivalry, escapades, youth, human host, young heroes ...
Time:
future, near future, 21st century
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
CardCaptors is the American version of the Japanese anime Card Captor Sakura. The main characters are Sakura Avalon and Li Showron, who, assisted by Keroberos (Kero), and Sakura's best friend Madison, try to capture the escaped Clow cards, and ...
Style:
anime, feel good, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
card playing, wizards and magicians, heroes, rivalry, heroic mission, imaginary kingdom, curses spells and rituals, escapades, witch, friends, danger, imaginary ...
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Action
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
The main protagonist Sendou Aichi, is a timid and mundane third-year middle school boy. The thing that supported Aichi's heart, was the "Blaster Blade" card that he received as a child. It's an important rare card from ...
Style:
anime, shounen, colorful, dramatic, emotional ...
Plot:
card playing, strategy, tournament, competition, rivalry, friendship, coming of age, high school life, fantasy world, middle school, youth, loyalty ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
This powerfully bittersweet comedy follows the relationship that develops between nursing home residents Fonsia (Mary Tyler Moore) and Weller (Dick Van Dyke) during a series of gin games in which their ailments, misfortunes and losses are exposed in ...
Style:
melancholic, realistic, black comedy, tension, biting
Plot:
retirement home, card playing, friendship, companionship, loneliness, bittersweet, aging, mature, regret, intimate, confined, resentment ...
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