Movies about sports betting

parts of it were good but other parts made me cringe, such as the film potraying gambling is evil, gambling will ruin you yada yada yada same old film made about betting, ya the ending is kinda weird

**Raynor21** · 10-28-10, 10:05 AM

I liked Hardball. Really connected with him during the bar scene when his play hits and he's the only one going nuts.

**Gemoka** · 10-31-10, 09:07 AM

Originally posted by iceminers26

yeah it is Ace of Spades, great movie but very sad

My favs are Yonkers Joe and Diggstown

just d/l yonkers joe

**stevex** · 10-31-10, 05:54 PM

Where can you DL some of these?

**Gemoka** · 11-01-10, 01:30 AM

Originally posted by stevex

Where can you DL some of these?

Piratebay iI got mine

**FLO31** · 11-01-10, 03:44 AM

good stuff... added a few of these to my netflix...

**Gemoka** · 11-06-10, 11:49 AM

anyone seen Fever Pitch?

**charlesbroccoli** · 11-06-10, 08:02 PM

Originally posted by Raynor21

I liked Hardball. Really connected with him during the bar scene when his play hits and he's the only one going nuts.

is that the one with keanu reeves? yeah that movie's pretty good

**Gemoka** · 11-07-10, 02:18 PM

will check that 1 out

**Gemoka** · 11-14-10, 09:36 AM

two films not about gambling but with great twist in

Confidence
mAtchstick men

**ATP123** · 11-14-10, 02:13 PM

there was one called double down with the main guy from beverly hills 90210

**ATP123** · 11-14-10, 02:15 PM

also one i dont remember the name but it had the guy from the big bang theory (glasses guy) and rachel leigh cook and they were bookies in college

**MadTiger** · 11-14-10, 08:15 PM

Originally posted by ATP123

also one i dont remember the name but it had the guy from the big bang theory (glasses guy) and rachel leigh cook and they were bookies in college

Bookies (2003)

**MadTiger** · 11-14-10, 08:16 PM

Originally posted by ATP123

there was one called double down with the main guy from beverly hills 90210

Had to search differently.

Alternate title:

Zigs (2001)

Got to check this one out.

**RaiderNation MMA** · 11-15-10, 01:14 AM

two for the money!!!! andi guess lucky number sleven kinda

**mcaulay777** · 11-15-10, 05:01 PM

I loved a old movie from the 70's California Split i think it was called i have not seen it for ever It was With Elliot Gould and Siegel.I remember a Scene they were at the Old Olympic Auditorium in Downtown LA watching and betting on a boxing match i think Gould was bragging and waving the money around then he gets mugged in the parking lot and loses all his money.the Longshot with Tim Conway was a ok funny movie.

**Gemoka** · 11-18-10, 11:51 AM

cant find Zigs to d/l

**EasyHustlin** · 11-18-10, 11:57 AM

I love how the makers of Hardball make gamblers out to be raging psychos. Keanu Reeves is 12k in debt, so what does he do...lay another 12k bet lol. And when he's placing the bet on the phone, he completely changes it last second on a hunch. Lol, Hollywood.

**jaythegreat** · 11-27-10, 09:28 AM

Vig, movie with freddie prinze jr and lauren holly

**KalouKalou** · 09-21-12, 02:28 PM

Thanks for all the movies

**kobee24** · 01-15-13, 11:51 AM

Intacto (2001) ⭐ 6.8 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220580/

1h 48m | R

Intacto

I strongly suggest ev1 to watch this one, one of the best I've seen.

**TheCentaur** · 01-15-13, 12:08 PM

By far the best:

TheCentaur takes Las Vegas

Honorable mention:

Seaweed does Fitzgerald's, Tunica

**broadway6** · 01-15-13, 12:35 PM

Rounders!!!!! Yes I know it's not about sports gambling.....

**burkdog24** · 06-02-13, 04:11 AM

Originally posted by BigBollocks

Two that I would suggest that many haven't seen are:

Clive Owen is a struggling writer who returns to casino work, and quickly gets hooked on watching punters lose night after night. Some great scenes in this movie that are pretty accurate about long term losers, and Clive Owen is cool as a cucumber raking in money for the casino night and again. As a former casino worker and manager I can tell you MUCH of this is true for most employees.

And...

Philip Seymour Hoffman's best work bar none. Most here have probably seen it, but it centers around a bank executive who embezzles more and more to feed his gambling addiction. At one point he even gets out of debt and goes up millions, but you can guess where that goes. He even gets so desperate as to call bookies and tell them he wants every home team in the National League and every away team in the American. Minnie Driver plays a great spouse who is pushed to the brink by this psychological addiction. Great movie that really highlights the ultimate depths to which a degenerate will go...

Thanks for telling us about Owning Mahowny. I never heard of it before. I saw your post and ended up watching it. What a great movie.

**James D** · 06-02-13, 04:55 AM

Some really great movies here, owning mahoney, wow what a sick flick. There is one in my opinion very good movie that is not mentioned. Had multiple oscar winners, golden globe winners as well. Despite all that the movie was a bust. Movie had about five huge stars and 5 others everyone would know.

Any guesses?