Gambling movies and TV shows – page 2
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| Black Rabbit (2025) | 7.3 | |
| Unstoppable (2023) | 5.3 | |
| Fatum (2023) | 5.8 | |
| Bookie (2023) | 7.5 | |
| One X Two (2025) | 5.4 |
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: 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: Animation, Action, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Kaiji Itou is a good-for-nothing loiterer who spends his days drinking beer and stealing hubcaps-that is, until he ends up being tricked by his former co-worker. Unable to suddenly repay his friend's huge debt all by himself, Kaiji is offered a ...
Style:
anime, psychological, seinen, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
gambling, risk, survival, quest, danger, rivalry, loan shark, contests and competitions, deathtrap, intrigue, rich and poor, social decay ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Musical, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Soon after local entrepreneur Ripley Holden opens his arcade in his beloved home town of Blackpool, a murder investigation makes tears at the fabric of his personal and professional lives.
Style:
detective, surreal, serious, realistic, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gambling, investigation, murder, casino, relationship vs career, life turned upside down, couple relations, dark humor, love triangle, family life, business venture, unsupportive spouse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
northern england, england
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Genre: Action
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Ray 'Harley' Davidson is a hustler. With flash clothes and a fast mouth, Harley lives life in the fast lane. With his passion for all things gambling, money runs like water through Harley's hands and as quickly as he makes a killing ...
Style:
rough, realistic, exciting, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions, nothing goes right, lone wolves, profanity, partner, gangster, boxing, fight, martial arts, underground fighting ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
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16K
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:
dark comedy, philosophical, humorous, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
unemployment, gambling, alcoholic, alcoholism, writer's life, alcohol abuse, drinking, lifestyle, down on your luck, life is a bitch, society, bookies ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, new jersey
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3K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
While conveying a Porsche from L.A. to Atlantic City, student Charlie has to make a stop due to engine trouble. Mistaken as rich, he's invited to a big poker game -- and wins big time. However Denny Halloran, son of a mighty mobster, is a bad ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, suspenseful, black comedy, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids
Plot:
gambling, chase, gangster, on the run, poker, car chase, organized crime, casino, hitman, car crash, corrupt cop, gambler ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s, 80s, future
Place:
boston, usa, san francisco
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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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7K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A drama set in the world of horse racing focusing on lives of owners, jockeys, trainers and gamblers who are all tied to the same horse track.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, captivating, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot:
gambling, horse, horse race, jockey, bet, contests and competitions, business venture, owner, training, ambition, dishonesty, animal training ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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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:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
ex soldier, revenge, poker, murder, gambling, vengeance, haunted by the past, motel, criminal, secret past, confronting the past, poker player ...
Time:
2020s, year 2003, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
iraq, atlantic city new jersey, atlantic city, panama, las vegas ...
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31K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Las Vegas is an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the fictional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working ...
Style:
sexy, stylized, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
casino, gambling, hot and sexy, businessman, friends, boss and employee, gambler, cons and scams, team, parents and children, ex law enforcer, sin ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa
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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: Comedy, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A guy with a talent for cards makes his way into the dangerous world of underground gambling in this crime thriller from South Korea. Go-ni (Jo Seung-woo) is a small-town guy with a big appetite for gambling. Convinced he's on a hot streak one ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, neo noir
Plot:
gambling, obsessive quest, prodigy, ambition, gambler, betrayal, rivalry, dishonesty, tragic love, love affair, grudge, cons and scams ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When a poker player hits rock bottom he enlists his best friend to pull off a high-stakes heist.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological, cynical, captivating ...
Plot:
poker, gambling, casino, addiction, friendship, escapades, heist, race against time, rivalry, gambling debt, risk, desperation ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical ...
Plot:
casino, cons and scams, gambling, perfect crime, intrigue, crime gone awry, dishonesty, hidden identity, criminal's revenge, forgery, disorder, gangster ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
swiss alps, france
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 183 min.
Story:
A group of working-class friends decides to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in ...
Style:
depressing, epic, psychological, emotional, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, russian roulette, hunting, anti war, suicide, friendship, small town, wedding, u.s. army, gambling, drunkenness, war crime ...
Time:
20th century, year 1978, post world war two, 60s
Place:
vietnam, pennsylvania, pittsburgh, asia, usa ...
Is relevant?
350K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Howard Ratner, a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score, makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime.
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspense, black comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
jeweler, money, scam, bet, gambling, adultery, auction, threat, danger, debt, infidelity, gem ...
Time:
year 2019, future, year 2012, year 2010, 2010s ...
Place:
new york, ethiopia, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Muraki, a hardboiled Yakuza gangster, has just been released from prison after serving a sentence for murder. Revisiting his old gambling haunts, he meets Saeko, a striking young upper-class woman who is out seeking thrills, and whose presence adds ...
Style:
neo noir, noir, existential, black and white, crime drama ...
Plot:
yakuza, gambling, casino, ex convict, gangster, samurai, voice over narration, japanese woman, chinaman, prison, jazz, mafia ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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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:
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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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The world renowned “Invincible Hand” Ken could identify not only mahjong tiles, but also cards with his fingers which had made him a legend. Upon his retirement as the Chief Security Consultant in Las Vegas, Ken returned to his hometown Macau, ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, anime ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
casino, gambler, cons and scams, rivalry, illusion, chases and races, dishonesty, undercover, friendship, gambling, gambling addiction, magic trick ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
macau, china, nevada, las vegas
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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:
light hearted, romantic comedy, feel good, period piece, satirical ...
Plot:
gambling, bookies, horse race, bet, deception, money problems, farce, female empowerment, screwball, casino, domestic drama, urban ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, surprise ending, tricky, serious ...
Plot:
twists and turns, gambling, con game, cons and scams, betrayal, poker, con artists, mentor, greed, crime gone awry, obsession, loneliness ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s, 20th century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state
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298K
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:
witty, captivating, entertaining, surprise ending, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gambling, revenge, con artists, murder, twists and turns, caper, con man, gangster, chase, cons and scams, casino, organized crime ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
chicago, usa, persia, new york, illinois
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, dark comedy, neo noir, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, casino, twists and turns, christmas, gambling, manipulation, prison, sex scene, car thief, bank robber, femme fatale, robbery ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s, 2000s
Place:
usa, michigan, las vegas
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Genre: Comedy, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A gambler used to losing is having a very good day.
Style:
entertaining, semi serious, humorous, feel good, independent film ...
Plot:
gambling, gambler, horse race, addiction, horse, horse riding, drinking, wager, racehorse, gambling addiction, card playing, con artists ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Joey (Ethan Embry, Can't Hardly Wait) is a successful day trader at a high-end brokerage house, he has a beautiful fiancée and a home on the beach. He has it all and a lot to lose. Now the gambling addiction that has plagued him for years has ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
gambling, obsession, addiction, bookies, dishonesty, rise and fall, rivalry, danger, card playing, game, mental health, casino ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
108K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Hotshot gambler Jake Green (Jason Statham) is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and, in fact, has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole ...
Style:
clever, serious, esoteric, philosophical, spiritual ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gambling, gangster, mob boss, philosophy, chess, criminal heroes, transgression, ex convict, cons and scams, criminal's revenge, group of criminals, mafia ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, europe, london, seattle
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Two men face the consequences of gambling after playing with men beyond their league.
Style:
independent film, surreal, twisted, depressing, psychological ...
Plot:
gambler, gambling, card playing, casino, poker, hitchhiker, revenge, caper, hustler, hidden treasure, con artists, existentialism ...
Time:
year 1993, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
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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, psychological, tense, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
gambling, poker, disposing of a dead body, chase, buddies, vengeance, betrayal, rivalry, manslaughter, card playing, danger, casino ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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22K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
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 ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
poker, gambling, casino, golf, addiction, twists and turns, gambler, gangster, bet, life philosophy, underdog, couples ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa, london
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