Bookies movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant bookies movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, serious, semi serious, clever and talky films and TV shows about / with bookies, gambling, dishonesty, gangsters, betrayal, bet, rivalry, murder, dialogue and storytelling plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
bookies
TOP 10 movies tagged as bookies: Bookies (2003), Snatch (2000), Even Money (2006), Two for the Money (2005), Money Kings (1998), The Gambler (1974), Man About Dog (2004), Lay the Favorite (2012), Go Go Tales (2007), Seven Times Lucky (2004).
Best films
List of bookies movies
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Four college friends become small-time bookies, only to find their world spinning dangerously out of control when their greed attracts the attention of organized crime.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, realistic
Plot:
gambling, college, bookies, unlikely criminals, friendship, betrayal, buddies, crime gone awry, fish out of water, cons and scams, friends, terminator ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The second film from British director Guy Ritchie. Snatch tells an obscure story similar to his first fast-paced crazy character-colliding filled film “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.” There are two overlapping stories here – one is the ...
Style:
entertaining, witty, humorous, funny, clever ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
gambling, heist, sarcasm, gangsters, criminal heroes, caper, organized crime, cons and scams, graphic violence, robbery, crime gone awry, master criminal ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
england, london, belgium, antwerp, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Gambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it destroys each of their lives.
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, suspenseful, gloomy
Plot:
gambling, addiction, obsession, bookies, couple relations, moral dilemma, cons and scams, destructive relationship, criminal's revenge, life is a bitch, buddies, gangsters ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.
Style:
intense, serious, tense, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot:
gambling, sport, american football, greed, football, father son relationship, cons and scams, addiction, money, rags to riches, bookies, manipulation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, las vegas, new jersey, new orleans, puerto rico ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Vinnie's a bookie, happily married, running his operation for 30 years out of his bar in Brooklyn. Times change, the boys up the chain want a bigger profit, so Vinnie's expendable He's assigned a hotheaded kid, Tony, the nephew of a ...
Style:
serious, bleak, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gambling, bookies, gangsters, loser, bet, life is a bitch, dishonesty, down on your luck, disorder, moral dilemma, unlikely criminals, unlikely partners ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, florida, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
New York City English professor Axel Freed outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that threatens to destroy him.
Style:
tense, clever, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
addiction, gangsters, college, poker, character study, suspense, debt, gambling debt, bookies, gambling, gambling addiction, hopes ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, california, usa, las vegas, harvard university
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Three pedigree chumps learn that every underdog has its day in this freewheeling Irish comedy. In hock to the tune of £50,000 to a Belfast bookie and saddled with a dopey greyhound that wouldn't run if its backside was on fire, the likely lads ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ambition, dishonesty, buddies, gambling, bookies, disorder, friendship between men, dog, road trip, partners, down on your luck, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A former stripper's talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler who runs a sports book in Las Vegas.
Style:
sexy, realistic, semi serious, humorous, sincere
Plot:
gambling, bet, prodigy, bookies, unlikely partners, career change, cons and scams, partners, dishonesty, gambler, mathematics, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, nevada, las vegas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A financial struggle between owners of a go-go club threatens its future.
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating, sexy ...
Plot:
strip club, nightclub, female nudity, stripper, go go dancer, nightclub owner, couples, starting over, dancer's life, disorder, artists and showbiz, down on your luck ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A self-proclaimed dating expert tries to get his best friend, who lost his wife two years earlier, back into the dating scene, with disastrous results.
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
restaurant, gambling, bookies, looking for love, couples, disorder, fall in love, womanizer, unlikely couple, dating, russian mafia, bet ...
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Moyher's good boy Benny Silman from Brooklyn becomes an economics student at Arizona State University for the sun and sexy girls- and the proximity of gambling paradise Las Vegas. Benny aces his studies, being a mathematical genius, but the one ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, captivating
Plot:
gambling, bookies, friendship, lifestyle, ambition, couples, fall in love, culture clash, college life, youth, follow your dream, buddies ...
Place:
arizona, las vegas, nevada, new york, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An aging con-man and a beautiful, ambitious student cross paths in a scam that promises to make them both rich.
Style:
suspenseful, witty, realistic, serious, surprise ending
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bookies, cons and scams, criminal's revenge, crime gone awry, mind game, heist, gambling, rivalry, femme fatale, betrayal, gangsters, dishonesty ...
Place:
canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Norway, USA, Germany, France, Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along ...
Style:
philosophical, humorous, serious, realistic, dark ...
Plot:
gambling, unemployment, alcohol abuse, alcoholic, writer's life, lifestyle, down on your luck, life is a bitch, society, bookies, drugs, art ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, new jersey, norway, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Vinayak and his 4 team members rob a booty of 500 crores INR. Trouble starts when two of the team betrays them.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, rough, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heist, gambling, faked death, law enforcement, bookies, gang, tough law enforcer, betrayal, dishonesty, bad cop, pretense, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, india
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, tense, stylized, cynical ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangsters, organized crime, mafia, corruption, irish mob, blackmail, love triangle, violence, gang, betrayal, twists and turns, mayor ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
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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:
twist ending, entertaining, atmospheric, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gambling, con artists, gangsters, chase, twists and turns, poker, cons and scams, heist, organized crime, manipulation, casino, train ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1936
Place:
chicago illinois, usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A lawyer begins to win after his wife secretly becomes his bookie to save their money.
Style:
not serious, realistic, humorous
Plot:
gambling, bookies, gangsters, disorder, cons and scams, forces of nature, ambition, contests and competitions, nothing goes right, dishonesty, rivalry, silly humor ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in 1930's. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a bet, he gets stuck with her. His life will change a great deal with her arrival and his sudden love for a woman also involved in gambling ...
Style:
talky, semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
youth, bookies, gangsters, gambling, parents and children, custody, couples, opposites attract, love and romance, dishonesty, unlikely partners, mischievous children ...
Time:
1930s
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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:
serious, psychological, tense
Plot:
gambling, bet, husband wife relationship, life turned upside down, rescue, bookies, suspense, obsession, risk, female antagonist
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam's father needs to get a heart transplant. The dirty duo brings down a movie theater manager and hires hookers to pose as ...
Style:
humorous, funny, talky, melancholic, semi serious ...
Plot:
farce, vengeance, redemption, prank, prostitute, dishonesty, partners, underdog, buddies, infidelity, down on your luck, chase ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A scoundrel is tormented by a seemingly-omniscent telephone operator.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, talky ...
Plot:
gambling, infidelity, vengeance, mind game, couples, family problems, investigation, womanizer, downfall, family in danger, false accusation, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Lazy preppie Palmer Woodrow hires street-smart Eddie Keaton to go to school for him while he lives it up in Europe. Eddie falls in love with preppie gal Tracey, upsetting Biff, the Hoover Academy bully. When his bookie from the old neighborhood, ...
Style:
feel good, funny, semi serious, humorous, harsh ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenager, comedy of errors, friendship, justice, teenage life, college life, hidden identity, teenage love, social differences, pretending to be someone else, school, jealousy ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey, san francisco, usa, europe, new england
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Hugo Pool is a quirky tale of a Los Angeles pool cleaner who falls in love with a young man dying of Lou Gerhig's Disease.
Style:
humorous, melancholic, semi serious, talky, realistic ...
Plot:
love story, dysfunctional family, love, couple relations, fall in love, master and servant, race against time, lifestyle, couples, nude, gambling, lifeguard ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Lawrence is a rich kid with a bad accent and a large debt. After his father refuses to help him out, Lawrence escapes his angry debtors by jumping on a Peace Corp flight to Southeast Asia, where he is assigned to build a bridge for the local ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, sexy, parody, absurd ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot:
brainwashing, culture clash, jungle, gambling, chase, american abroad, gangsters, cold war, rescue, village, fall in love, identity ...
Time:
80s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
thailand, asia, yale university, new york, southeast asia
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670
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Jimmy needs $900 to clear a gambling debt but a series of lies leads to Ray trying to raise the cash from friend's who owe him money.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, talky, humorous, clever
Plot:
christmas, debt, bookies, pregnancy, dishonesty, lifestyle, crime gone awry, life is a bitch, treasure hunt, love and romance, unlikely criminals, twentysomething life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.
Style:
neo noir, realistic, serious, exciting, gloomy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
revenge, mafia, prison, murder, hitman, brother brother relationship, bank robbery, organized crime, rivalry, crime gone awry, gangsters, chase ...
Time:
future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
st. louis missouri
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Gambling fever -- along with a brutal bookie -- leads three crooked cops into a double-dealing scheme that lands them in hot water way over their heads.
Style:
neo noir, sexy, bloody, absurd, bad ending ...
Plot:
gambling, addiction, redemption, betrayal, police corruption, crime gone awry, heist, nude, death of protagonist, police officer, gunfight, murder ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, new jersey, usa, arizona, phoenix arizona
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Ranvir and Rajiv are half brothers who own a huge stud farm in South Africa. Ranvir is a very shrewd and aggressive man while Rajiv is laid back, and a chronic alcoholic. Sophia, Ranvir's personal secretary adores and loves him. Ranvir is ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
rivalry, betrayal, love triangle, investigation, family relations, vengeance, dishonesty, law enforcement, siblings relations, murder, brother brother relationship, corrupt cop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south africa, india, africa, cape town south africa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Disgraced ex-England captain (Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan) is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. These prisoners ...
Style:
funny, sexy, witty, inspirational, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
soccer, prison, underdog, soccer match, justice, redemption, prison life, gangsters, fight, adaptation, brutality, corruption ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
Style:
psychological, art house, tense, touching, humorous ...
Plot:
prison, kidnapping, stockholm syndrome, alienation, bowling, dysfunctional family, haunted by the past, fall in love, gambling, relationships, blackmail, debt ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york state, usa, new york
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