Gambling movies and TV shows – page 3
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two compulsive gamblers struggle to quit their habit and raise a child.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, feel good, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot:
gambling, casino, satire, addiction, compulsive gambler, gambler, love and romance, love affair, relationships, male female relationship, parents and children, child custody ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong, macau, china
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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: 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, gambler, bet, prodigy, unlikely partners, partner, career change, cons and scams, dishonesty, nudity, casino, gambling addiction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, nevada, las vegas
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Peter Ustinov stars as the eponymous wraith, who returns to Earth to aid his descendant, elderly Elsa Lanchester (Stowecroft). The villains want to kick Lanchester and her friends out of their group home so that they can build a crooked casino. Good ...
Style:
entertaining, light, humorous, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
pirate, gambling, ghost, afterlife, spell, witch, curse, pirate ship, male female relationship, betrayal, magic, superhero ...
Place:
new england
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Yonkers Joe tells the story of a dice hustler whose determination to make one last grab for a big score in Vegas is complicated by the reappearance of his estranged, mentally challenged son into his life.
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot:
casino, gambling, redemption, cons and scams, family relations, one last chance, hopes, mentally challenged, heist, parents and children, son, father ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, new york, nevada, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An ex-gambler is lured back into the game by a veteran insurance-fraud investigator.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, road movie, offbeat ...
Plot:
gambling, self discovery, hopes, dark humor, on the road, going straight, life is a bitch, love and romance, starting over, escapades, dishonesty, promotion ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa, nevada
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
College has always been a time for experimentation, sexual, cultural and otherwise. "Harvard Man" plays out against a background of love, sex, basketball, crime and experimentation. Action and philosophy in young people's quest to ...
Style:
sexy, independent film, light, intense, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
college life, gambling, making love, gangster, mafia, mentor, crime gone awry, addiction, twists and turns, love triangle, comedy of errors, cheerleader ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s
Place:
usa, boston, harvard university, las vegas
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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
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
An American professional gambler named Jack Weil (Redford) decides to visit Havana, Cuba to gamble. On the boat to Havana, he meets Roberta Duran (Olin), the wife of a revolutionary, Arturo (Julia). Shortly after their arrival, Arturo is taken away ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot:
gambling, gambler, politics, cuban revolution, political unrest, cons and scams, society, rebelliousness, casino, poker, diamond, revolution ...
Time:
20th century, year 1958, 1950s, 50s, year 1963 ...
Place:
cuba, caribbean, latin america, australia, key west florida ...
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Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.
Style:
twist ending, psychological, cerebral, intellectual, confusing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time travel, time machine, time paradox, plot twist, parallel universe, time loop, twists and turns, murder, paranoia, blackmail, time, party ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2014, near future
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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, independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
gambling, addiction, dirty cop, redemption, police corruption, betrayal, crime gone awry, crooked cop, cop, casino, police officer, death of protagonist ...
Time:
year 1998, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, arizona, phoenix arizona, new jersey, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.
Style:
sexy, neo noir, independent film, disturbing, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
gambling, redemption, corruption, rape, drug addiction, baseball, masturbation, violence, police lieutenant, nun, drug dealer, corrupt cop ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Amid the glittering casinos of Macau, a gambler running from his past — and his debts — becomes fascinated by an enigmatic woman at the baccarat table.
Style:
noir, suspense, psychological, ambiguous ending, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
casino, gambling, addiction, greed, suicide, debt, redemption, risk, character study, moral ambiguity, loss, underworld ...
Place:
macau, china, hong kong
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844
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Young poker players must navigate their past along with the best players in the world to win.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
Plot:
gambling, poker, casino, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions, cons and scams, vengeance, buddies, supportive spouse, gambler, sin ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, colorado, nevada, florida, usa ...
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551
Genre: Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Madarame Baku is a mysterious gambler. His nickname is Usogui (literally The Lie Eater). Club Kakerou is the top illegal gambling den, where gamblers vie to become the best in their profession. Seeing through the lies of others, Madarame Baku ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gambling, deception, mind game, risk, game of death, gambler, illegal gambling, lie, con trick, mysterious character, game, criminal gang ...
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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: 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, loser, bet, dishonesty, life is a bitch, down on your luck, disorder, unlikely criminals, unlikely partners, moral dilemma, gangster ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, florida, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story throws Elvis impersonators, Indians, modern cowboys, a 6-foot-tall blond assassin, a frat boy, a corrupt sheriff and a prostitute into a chase for a priceless American Indian artifact stolen during a poker game at an Indian casino
Style:
realistic, humorous, exciting, semi serious, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
casino, lesbian sex, gambling, female assassin, woman with a gun, dishonesty, criminal heroes, chase, obsessive quest, sheriff, elvis impersonator, murder ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gambling, casino, false accusation, police investigation, criminal heroes, tough law enforcer, law enforcement, dishonesty, chases and races, crime gone awry, partner, die hard ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, nevada, usa
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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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938
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
Cha Moosik runs a casino bar, only to flee to the Philippines due to a crackdown by the National Tax Service. He launches a full-fledged casino business, and strategizes winning over the political and business circles in the Philippines. However, he ...
Style:
crime drama, tense, captivating, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
gambling, casino, money, gangster, criminal, gang, bandit, game, criminal gang, gang of outlaws, gambler, underworld ...
Place:
seoul, the philippines
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
The winner of a secret survival game stands to win a large sum of money. However, one player does not seem to be in the game for the money.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, tension ...
Plot:
gambling, robin hood, mind game, friendship, survival game, money, teacher, competitor, struggle for survival, society, rivalry, rich and poor ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Kaiji (played by Tatsuya Fujiwara) is about to ave his life changed. The thrill is beyond anything hr, or most people, have experienced. The adventure is not without risk and danger however. he is given four games, which are challenges, and include ...
Style:
tense, suspense, anime, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
gambling, mind game, risk, game of death, gambler, survival, escapades, desperation, strategy, male protagonist, underdog, anti hero ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Perci Trachtenberg, widely regarded as the world's greatest living mathematician, meets Venkat, a reclusive math genius from India, at a high rolling casino in London. Venkat tells Perci about an equation that could not only change the dialogue ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, psychological
Plot:
gambling, mathematics, poker, student, casino, theory, gambler, mathematician, escapades, poker player, professor, guilt ...
Place:
mumbai india, bombay india, london
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Richie, a sneaker sole designer, and his cousin Evan, a brain surgeon, are spending this weekend with their girlfriends in Atlantic City. When one of them ends up with a $436,000 jackpot, sour grapes is what results. Even though Richie uses two ...
Style:
humorous, intense, semi serious, witty, dark comedy ...
Plot:
gambling, casino, greed, friendship, stupidity, unlikely friendships, partner, nothing goes right, dishonesty, change of luck, dark humor, vengeance ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Place:
new jersey, atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey, bulgaria, las vegas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A humble young man with uncommon skills from a small southern town gets caught up in high stakes golf matches between big-time gamblers until the game becomes life and death.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspense, dark comedy ...
Plot:
golf, gambling, athlete's life, ambition, dishonesty, bet, money, casino, underdog, integrity, corruption, small town ...
Time:
1950s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, texas, usa
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Genre: Animation, Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
In the year 1947, the people of Shinjuku are down on their luck. With little money to buy food or necessities, some resort to gambling in order to survive. Traveling Tetsuya chooses to spend his time at Mahjong parlors where he is wiping the floor ...
Style:
anime, captivating, disturbing, tension, historical drama ...
Plot:
mahjong, gambling, game, gambler, teacher, teacher student relationship, ambition, lifestyle, ambitious man, athlete's life, survival, risk ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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345
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The Grind is a modern urban drama, set in world of sex, drug dealers, dance nightclubs and loan sharks. Vince is the nightclub manager of The Grind in Hackney, East London and having fought his way to a decent living and respectable lifestyle he is ...
Style:
realistic, suspense, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Plot:
gambling, gangster, nightclub, rivalry, loan, going straight, robbery, brutality, shopping mall, drug addiction, addiction, chase ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In an effort to avoid paying off a massive gambling debt to a notorious mobster in England, a couple flees to Los Angeles and hatch a jewel theft plot.
Style:
absurd, humorous, entertaining, dark comedy
Plot:
heist, dark humor, gambling, tall woman, husband wife relationship, crime gone awry, partner, farce, fraud, caper, con woman, mafioso ...
Place:
los angeles
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14K
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need ...
Style:
surprise ending, tense, intense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gambling, poker, betrayal, vengeance, brutality, cons and scams, gangster, dishonesty, organized crime, casino, caper, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, las vegas
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