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Top 10 Gambling Movies
10. Swingers
This movie, which struggled in theaters for some unknown reason, became a raging success
on video. It's the signature movie for twenty-something life in the 90's and features an
outstanding road trip to a Las Vegas casino. You buy this for your loved one and you'll be
money!
9. Casablanca
Perhaps the greatest movie of all time. Humphrey Bogart plays Rick Blaine, an American
running a bar/casino in Casablanca - a major exit port for Europeans fleeing the Nazis
during World War II. Then former flame Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) arrives with husband in
tow trying to get to the U.S. as fast as possible. Bogart is forced to face his old
feelings for Ilsa and decide if he's going to help them escape.
8. The Color of Money
Martin Scorsese directs this follow-up to The Hustler. Newman reprises his role as "Fast
Eddie" Felson and takes young player under his wing and tries to show him the ropes in
competitive pool. Newman won an Oscar for his role in this movie.
7. The Cooler
William H. Macy plays Bernie Lootz, the unluckiest man in Las Vegas. In fact, he's so
unlucky that a casino pays him to spread his bad luck across the gambling floor. But when
he falls in love with a cocktail waitress (Maria Bello), everything changes.
6. Casino
You can't go wrong when you mix casinos, the mob and a stellar cast. Robert De Niro and
Joe Pesci are mob-connected best friends in Las Vegas and Sharon Stone is the woman who is
in the center of all the action. This intense movie is typical Scorsese and definitely
worth adding to your collection.
5. Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Brilliant dialogue and acting mark this fun movie about working class Londoners who pool
their money together for a high-stakes poker game that goes horribly wrong. They end up
owing $500,000 pounds to some bad character, and decide to rob some drug dealers to get
the cash. And that's where the real fun begins.
4. The Gambler
If you looked up the definition of problem gambler in a dictionary, you'd see a picture of
James Caan playing Axel Freed. Freed just has to gamble. The movie follows Freed's
addiction, including his interactions with mobsters. Caan earned a Golden Globe for his
portrayal of Freed, and his performance alone makes this movie worth watching.
3. The Sting
One of the best "big con" movies of all time. Henry Gondoff (Paul Newman) and Johnny
Hooker (Robert Redford) run a magnificent scam on Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw) to avenge
the death of a friend. This movie so much fun you'll want to watch it over and over and
over again.
2. The Hustler
One of the greatest gambling movie of all time. Paul Newman plays "Fast Eddie" Felson
wrecks his personal life as he tries to beat "Minnesota Fats" (Jackie Gleason) in a
high-stakes pool match. The movie won two Oscars was nominated for seven others. A must
see for any movie fan!
1. Rounders
Classic poker movie. Matt Damon plays a reformed gambler who puts his relationship with
his girlfriend (Gretchen Mol) on the line when he starts playing high-stakes poker again
to help his friend (Edward Norton) clear some debts. Features great quotes like: "Listen,
here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then
you ARE the sucker." A must have in any gambler's DVD collection.
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