Gambling?

I really like dramas about gamblers or have some form of gambling in them. Can you guys give me some movies about gamblers or gambling? ( It just hit me what a fun sounding word gambling is) I'm looking for some I may have not seen. Which may be hard cause I've seen a lot.

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Permalink Reply by The Professor on September 5, 2008 at 5:30pm: The Hustler
The Color of Money
The Cincinnati Kid
House of Games
The Sting
Some Came Running
Croupier
Hard Times
Eight Men Out
A River Runs Through It
The Cooler
Let it Ride
White Men Can't Jump
The Flamingo Kid
The Lady Eve
Bob le Flambeur

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Permalink Reply by jumpspeed on September 5, 2008 at 6:25pm: The only one 1 haven't seen is The lady Eve. Not sure I'll dig it but i'll check it out. thanks dude; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by bob borka on September 5, 2008 at 6:33pm: house of games was awesome; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jumpspeed on September 5, 2008 at 6:41pm: Didn't like House of games that much. Not sure why.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Aces (Chaoshawk) on September 5, 2008 at 5:36pm: I like gambling movies too so I'm looking forward to suggestions. You've probably seen these but some I like are Rounders, Hard Eight, the Hustler, The Cooler , 13 Tzameti, The Gambler, of course Maverick,Bad Lieutenant, Revolver , The Runner, Boiler Room.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jumpspeed on September 5, 2008 at 6:05pm: I'v seen all of them accept 13 tzameti. I'm not that into foreign flims but I just checked out the preview, and MAN! that flim looks wild. Just added it thanks dude. Or dudette, I;m not sure.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by bob borka on September 5, 2008 at 6:35pm: i really liked hard eight - one of my favorite paul thomas anderson movies.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Professional Bum on September 5, 2008 at 6:00pm: Great films from both Prof and Aces. Enjoy my contribution:

Here's the ones I dont recommend:
The Grand(only redeeming thing to this film is Werner Herzog's character)
High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story
Honeymoon in Vegas

Here's the few I do recommend:
Boiler Room
Owning Mahowny(incredible film)
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Good Thief(remake of Bob LeFlambeur)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Here's the list of ones I haven't seen:
Breaking Vegas
Gambling City
Jinxed
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Lucky Town
Shade
21
The Big Town
Bugsy
The Gambler(not the Kenny Rodgers one either-James Caan); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jumpspeed on September 5, 2008 at 6:13pm: I've seen them all accept a big hand for the lady. I'll check that one out too thanks. Breaking Vegas in the real story that 21 is based on.
Also i kinda liked High roller it wasn't great but it was ok.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by bob borka on September 5, 2008 at 6:34pm: the deer hunter kind of fits in the gambling catagory doesn't it?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jumpspeed on September 5, 2008 at 6:43pm: Kinda; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jumpspeed on September 5, 2008 at 7:06pm: I'm sure most of you have seen it,but if you haven't check out Lost In Ameica. it's not all about gambling but the best scene in the movie is where Albert Brooks wife loses all there money in Vegas and he trys to explain to them why they should give him his money back. Classic!; ▶ Reply to This