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- KY You (2007): 5.9
- H Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (2003): 6.1
- Sissippi Grind (2015): 6.4
- Erick (1994): 7.0
- Ifornia Split (1974): 7.2
- IG Hand For The Little Lady (1966): 7.3
- Nders (1998): 7.3
- Cincinnati Kid (1965): 7.3
- Ly's Game (2017): 7.4
- Ino Royale (2006): 8.0
Lucky Youstars Eric Bana as Huck Cheever, a poker player with aspirations to play in the Las Vegas World Series of Poker main event. However, he needs $10,000 for the buy-in. Starring alongside Bana is Drew Barrymoreas Billie Offer and Robert Duvall as L.C. Cheever - Huck's estranged father and a two-time World Series of Poker champion. It's a uniq...
As is obvious from the title, High Roller: The Stu Ungar Storyis a biopic concerning the life of professional poker player, Stu Ungar. Widely regarded as the greatest Texas Hold 'Em player of all time, Ungar is a three-time World Series of Poker main event winner - only one of two players in history to accomplish the feat. Unfortunately, Ungar face...
More of a gambling movie, in general, but still with its fair share of poker, Mississippi Grind stars Ryan Reynoldsand Ben Mendelsohn. Reynolds plays young gambler Curtis Vaughn, with Mendelsohn starring as the older and down-on-his-luck Gerry. Gerry proposes that he and Curtis venture on a gambling trip down the Mississippi River - a journey that ...
Another poker film with a stacked cast, Maverick was directed by Richard Donner and released to strong reviews in 1994. At the heart of the story is Bret Maverick, played to perfection by Mel Gibson. Maverick is a con artistlooking to raise and steal money so he can buy-in to a high-stakes poker game. RELATED: Casino: 10 Fun Facts About Scorsese's ...
Robert Altman's California Splitstars George Segal as Bill Denny and Elliott Gould as Charlie Waters. Both share a love for gambling, with Charlie being significantly more experienced than Bill. The two enjoy gambling together, and as the inexperienced Bill begins to win more money, he becomes more addicted to the game. In one specific scene, Bill ...
Known as Big Deal at Dodge City in the United Kingdom, A Big Hand for the Little Ladywas produced and directed by Fielder Cook. Serving as a comedy Western, the movie stars an incredible cast, consisting of Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Paul Ford, Burgess Meredith, and Jason Robards, who also starred with Henry Fonda in the classic Western Once Upo...
Rounders is perhaps the most famous poker movie of all time (receiving a significant boost in popularity after poker became big in the mid-2000s). But according to IMDb, it's not the best. Released in 1998, Rounders stars Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Turturro, John Malkovich, and Famke Janssen - perhaps the most stacked cast ever seen in a poker...
Adapted from the Richard Jessup novel of the same name, The Cincinnati Kidstars the legendary Steve McQueen as Eric "The Kid" Stoner. The Kid is an up-and-coming poker player with desires to play against the best poker player in the world - Edward G. Robinson's Lancey "The Man" Howard. The film contains a typically excellent performance from McQuee...
Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, Molly's Gameis based on a memoir of the same name, written by Molly Bloom. Bloom was an aspiring skier who was tragically injured while qualifying for the Olympics. By her early 30s, Bloom was running an underground poker empire out of Los Angeles that attracted tons of high-profile talent, like rich celebritie...
While not exclusively a poker movie, Casino Royaleis easily the most card-heavy James Bond film of them all. Most of the second act is devoted to poker, as Bond travels to Montenegro to prevent a terrorist banker named Le Chiffre from winning big at a Texas Hold 'Em tournament. The film features elongated sequences of high-class poker playing, comp...
Dec 1, 2005 · The Poker Academy: Directed by Richard Pengelley. With Jakki Degg, Nick Moran, Mike Reid.
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Maverick. 1994 2h 7m PG. 7.0 (119K) Rate. 62 Metascore. Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief. Director Richard Donner Stars Mel Gibson Jodie Foster James Garner. 3. The Cincinnati Kid. 1965 1h 42m TV-14. 7.2 (18K) Rate. 67 Metascore.
- Rounders. Matt Damon, Ed Norton, John Turturro. 410 votes. Mike McDermott (Matt Damon) loses his money in a poker game against Russian gangster Teddy "KGB" (John Malkovich).
- Maverick. Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner. 229 votes. The film Maverick, an intriguing blend of Western and comedy, showcases the adventurous life of Bret Maverick (Mel Gibson), a charming poker player.
- The Sting. Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw. 171 votes. Following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring con man Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) teams up with old pro Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) to take revenge on the ruthless crime boss responsible, Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw).
- Molly's Game. Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Michael Cera. 74 votes. The true story of Molly Bloom, a beautiful, young, Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons.
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Nov 19, 2020 · 5 Card Stud (1968) The 1968 western 5 Card Stud is a highly entertaining murder mystery that takes place in an ongoing game of poker. Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, and Roddy McDowall star in the film directed by Henry Hathaway. When a poker player is caught bilking a game of 5 Card Stud, a lynch mob immediately hangs the man.
Oct 11, 2019 · 10. Molly’s Game (2017): Life Can Only Knock You Down if You Let It. Synopsis: Molly Bloom was an aspiring olympic skier until an accident crushed those dreams forever. Alone and with no direction in life, she finds she can make good money by organizing high stakes poker games.
