| Broke (2016) | 6.2 | |
| Casino (1995) | 8.2 | |
| The Sting (1973) | 8.2 | |
| Mississippi Grind (2015) | 6.4 | |
| McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) | 7.6 |
Gambling addiction movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant gambling addiction movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out tense, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, realistic and serious films and TV shows about / with gambling addiction, gambling, gambler, betrayal, character study, redemption, casino, addiction, debt and corruption plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Comedy genres shot in USA, Germany, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as gambling addiction: Owning Mahowny (2003), Lucky Girl (2001), The Gambler (2014), Even Money (2006), You Bet Your Life (2005), The Gambler (1974), Win It All (2017), Broke (2016), Mississippi Grind (2015), Bookie (2023).
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List of gambling addiction movies
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, melancholic, enigmatic, thought provoking ...
Plot:
gambling addiction, casino, gambling, gambler, poker, addiction, embezzlement, greed, relationships, banker, police investigation, compulsive gambler ...
Time:
80s, year 2003, 20th century
Place:
las vegas, atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey, toronto ontario canada, new jersey ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Kaitlyn is a high school student whose obsession with gambling leads to her accumulating a mountain of debt. Her habit also causes a high degree of family tension.
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, thought provoking
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gambling addiction, gambling, family in crisis, money raising, addiction, debt, obsession, teenage life, kids in trouble, parents and children, family relations, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
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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 ...
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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, suspense ...
Plot:
gambling, addiction, obsession, bookies, destructive relationship, moral dilemma, couple relations, cons and scams, gangster, betrayal, dishonesty, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2006
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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 ...
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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:
suspense, tense, intense, realistic, neo noir ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gambling addiction, college, addiction, gambler, poker, gambling debt, character study, bookies, hopes, gangster, casino, bet ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, las vegas, harvard university ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A gambling addict faces a conflict when entrusted with keeping a bunch of money that isn't his.
Style:
sincere, humorous, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
gambling addiction, gambler, addiction, obsession, friendship, rivalry, ambition, adaptation, escapades, danger, society, happy ending ...
Time:
year 2017
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A disgraced sports star and gambling addict attempts to turn his life around with the support of his number one fan.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, emotional, melancholic
Plot:
gambling addiction, redemption, working class, gambler, second chance, lifestyle change, athlete's life, social issues, gambling, changing lives, problem, social problems ...
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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
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A veteran bookie struggles to survive the impending legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, family, co-workers, and a lifestyle that bounces him around every corner of Los Angeles, high and low.
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, feel good, buddy comedy
Plot:
gambling addiction, bookies, money problems, gambling, gambler, debt collector, debt, bet, satire, escapades, male nudity, female nudity ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, southern california
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands, Hungary, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Under pressure from his publisher, Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky gets work on his latest piece, 'Rouletenberg'. In the 27 days it takes for him to complete the novel reality and fiction become blurred; in this feverish atmosphere of ...
Style:
stylized, romantic drama, realistic, serious, independent film ...
Plot:
writers, novelist, older man younger woman relationship, gambling, gambling addiction, addiction, gambler, nudity, biopic, redemption, obsession, female nudity ...
Time:
1860s, year 1997, 19th century, 1870s, 1920s ...
Place:
st. petersburg russia, russia, germany, hong kong
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
With the innocent dropping of a few coins into a video poker machine, Laura Bancroft's world is about to change forever. Inspired by true events, Going for Broke is the compelling, hard-hitting story of one woman's overwhelming addiction ...
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, captivating, intense, crime drama ...
Plot:
gambling, female protagonist, deception, gambling addiction, casino, stolen money, compulsive gambler, gambler, financial problem, money problems, needing money, relationship problems ...
Place:
las vegas, reno nevada
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The cheapest drivers in the hearse business, gambling addict Risto Kivi and his friend Arto Niska, an 85% brainless man, have found themselves in a situation where everything has gone wrong and a fresh start is needed.
Style:
black comedy, suspenseful, exciting, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
russian roulette, gambling addiction, illegal gambling, gambling, addiction, gambler, friendship, game playing, friend, card playing, game, friends ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Shuhei is leading a tough life. His alcoholic mother Akiko can only hook up with bad guys and order Shuhei to go get money from his disapproving grandparents instead of going to school. Except raising the little half-sister, his rock-bottom life ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, entertaining
Plot:
mother son relationship, mother and son, dysfunctional family, single mother, overprotective mother, unemployment, gambling addiction, family problems, life is a bitch, family tragedy, family relations, grandparents ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The chronicle of an average American housewife who just happens to be addicted to gambling.
Plot:
housewife, gambling addiction, obsession, female protagonist, domestic drama, character study, suburban life, secret life, gender roles, financial ruin, small town, women's issues ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Ireland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Fatso is the proprietor of what may be the worst eaterie in the city, and is struggling to keep a sinking ship afloat. His compulsive gambling is getting the better of him and he has to contend with an endless succession of loan sharks and debt ...
Style:
dark comedy, realistic, tension, satirical
Plot:
debt, gambling addiction, desperation, character study, humanity, empathy, working class, small business, blue collar, social realism, moral dilemma, domestic drama ...
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, ...
Style:
road movie, realistic, talky, clever, stylized ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
billiards, gambling, casino, hustler, on the road, scam, possessiveness, great ending, mentor, business, manipulation, road trip ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, 20th century
Place:
chicago, atlantic city new jersey, usa, california
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
An enigmatic tale of four people whose lives are intertwined by destiny are subject to the laws of fate. They discover that luck is something they cannot afford to be without as they gamble with the highest stakes possible in a deadly game from ...
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, surreal, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
luck, gambling, twists and turns, gambler, game, murder, casino, greed, supernatural power, investigation, haunted by the past, change of luck ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
spain, caribbean, argentina
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he can't finish.
Style:
witty, clever, stylized, entertaining, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
billiards, gambling, con men, gangster, vengeance, friendship, life philosophy, underdog, money, justice, betrayal, crime gone awry ...
Time:
year 2002, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, new orleans
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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:
inspirational, intense, tense, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gambling, football, american football, greed, father son relationship, cons and scams, addiction, money, rags to riches, manipulation, workplace, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
new york, puerto rico, las vegas, boston, new jersey ...
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884
Genre: Animation, Sport, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Akagi is a mah-jong-centric Japanese comic, written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto and first published in 1992. It is featured in the weekly magazine Modern Mahjong, and is a prequel to the author's previous work Ten, in which ...
Style:
anime, suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
mahjong, gambling, game, bet, gambler, gambling addiction, gambling debt, problem, threat, mafioso, escapades, compulsive gambler ...
Time:
1950s, year 1958, 60s, 50s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Is relevant?
105
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Go Ni suffers an incredible loss when his mother and stepfather die because of Young Min. He later ends up in jail where he meets people who will change his life forever. Go Ni learns from a top tazza player in hopes of getting revenge.
Style:
crime drama, captivating, tense, intense, dark ...
Plot:
gambling, revenge, friendship, illegal gambling, gambling addiction, vengeance, mafioso, mafia, gambler, poker player, criminal, escapades ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
south korea, korea
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
One part Anthony Burch, one part Ashly Burch, three parts Papa Burch, four parts video games and two parts surreal humor for one Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'?
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Style:
parody, humorous, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
surrealism, gambling addiction, humour, game, entertainment, computer game, gross out humor, dark humor, female protagonist, woman, irreverent, internet culture ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: Bahamas
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A Bahamian Fisherman with a gambling addiction in Nassau takes a job smuggling Haitians to Florida in a desperate ploy to support his family.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, crime drama, tension ...
Plot:
smuggling, social problems, smuggler, life is a bitch, gambler, family problems, money problems, human trafficking, desperation, illegal immigration, gambling addiction, social commentary ...
Place:
bahamas, caribbean, florida
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730
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Familiye tells the story of an ex-con who, after his release from prison, has to care for his two younger brothers. One of whom is a gambling addict, the other has Down Syndrome.
Style:
bleak, serious, captivating, dramatic, crime drama ...
Plot:
addiction, down syndrome, gambling, family drama, brothers, brother brother relationship, prison, terminal illness, released from prison, illness, little brother, brother ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two cops are on the trail of gang that are planning a jewel robbery. Inspector Chow lives at home with his mother, while Inspector Pang has gambling problems that the gang exploits. Soon, innocent victims will pay with their lives.
Style:
crime drama, crime thriller, detective, tension, suspense ...
Plot:
organized crime, investigation, gang, jewel theft, police procedural, murder, violence, underworld, urban, gambling addiction, betrayal, corruption ...
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Biopic covering a large portion of Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky's life, from the Petrashevsky Circle to the writing of The Brothers Karamazov.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, factual, rough, disturbing ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
biopic, trial, russian empire, character study, writer's life, life is a bitch, destiny, death of wife, death sentence, tragic hero, isolation, imprisonment ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Mimi has her hands full. Her son Felix is hyperactive, her ex-husband Johnny is a mess, her father is a chronic gambler. Then Felix signs her up for a Swiss casting show, because Mimi wanted to be a musician originally. So Mimi decides to head for ...
Style:
sincere, humorous, captivating, serious, comedy drama ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, debt, musician, father daughter relationship, talent show, bipolar disorder, gambling, audition, working mom, motherhood, family bonds, family drama ...
Place:
switzerland, zurich switzerland
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
CID officer Tong gets himself entangled with a gang of killers from mainland China, who are out killing criminals to rob them of their money, and using an ideological basis to justify the killings as protecting mainland China from the criminal scum ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, tense, dark ...
Plot:
organized crime, robbery, police procedural, vigilantism, law enforcement, bandit, armed robbery, outlaw gang, fighting crime, police, gang, burglar ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
hong kong, china
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.
Style:
suspenseful, detective, road movie, action packed, suspense ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
chase, delivery, organized crime, bicycle, cyclist, on the run, cycling, race against time, corrupt cop, police corruption, voice over narration, money ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, china, seattle ...
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