Best gambling movie?

[InTheDrink]

Life on the line brosephs

http://vimeo.com/27740135

[bobby heenan]

ha...what about that made for tv movie they made about headache smith and benny stillman shaving points at asu??? think it was made for FX?....mtv was playing it last year just before march madness lol...it stars that kid from that show numbers

[Delicious]

Hardball is good, if you can get past some of the cheesy diologue. Has Diane Lane too

[Lockitup1x]

The Hustler

I agree - The Hustler is phenomenal.

[Sunde91]

based on a true story

[lunchbawks]

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Brock Landers

Is Brock starring in the re-make?

[edawg]

Hardtimes with Charles Bronson another one of my favs!

[UNCGQ]

The Hustler

+1.

[barza01]

The Hustler with Jackie Gleason...all time best gambling movie. Look it up yo.

[Cuse0323]

based on a true story

damn, wanted to watch the movie after reading the book but glad you posted that. i feel like one of those snobs who say how much better the book is.

[Gemoka]

Life on the line brosephs

http://vimeo.com/27740135

this available to watch anywhere dude??

[JoeVig]

I thought Casino was the true life story of Sharon Stone.

[Dutch]

NOBODY said THE COLOR OF MONEY?????

damn thats a great movie..... its more insightful about poker than rounders.... some of you may say no... but Fast Eddie Felson laid the blueprint for poker in that movie..... yea i love Rounders, but Damon talks it out, Newman does it

Say what now?

Have you seen The Color of Money?

[Ch Br]

Say what now?

Have you seen The Color of Money?

Yes... Eddie Felson's [Newman] entire philosophy is 'to be a student of human moves' ....you play the player not the game.... thats the exact blueprint of poker and any head to head gambling, be it chess, backgammon, or dominos...

But i guess my comment was more directed toward the acting and the chracter.... Because Newman's character does it from the moment the movie begins, Matt damon's has to take a lot of lumps to get there......

[Vaughany]

Two for the Money - Al Pacino & Matthew MyGodImGay

[NeverBackDown]

Two For The Money and Casino

[mrmarket]

1 - The Gambler (is probably the best movie I've seen on the subject)
2 - Let it Ride (more tongue in cheek view of gambling)
3 - Color of Money

[Umad Brasiek]

NOBODY said THE COLOR OF MONEY????? damn thats a great movie..... its more insightful about poker than rounders.... some of you may say no... but Fast Eddie Felson laid the blueprint for poker in that movie..... yea i love Rounders, but Damon talks it out, Newman does it

Not about Poker, but is a good movie. Young Tom Cruise is good in that too.

[EmpireMaker]

I liked "A Bronx Tale" some gambling in that one, classic racetrack scene.

[Madison]

Seems there arent that many out there... Rounders has got to be #1 in my eyes... but I havent seen too many.. any recommendations?

In no particular order ... The Sting, Grifters, House of Cards, and Color of Money are all worth the view IMO.

[Madison]

damn, wanted to watch the movie after reading the book but glad you posted that. i feel like one of those snobs who say how much better the book is.

Yep, same with 21 , "Bringing down the House" takes longer to read but way better.

[Madison]

Made my first post before reading the whole thread. After doing so can't believe no one offered the Grifters or House of Cards. Not all consuming gambling but damm to good ones.

[SportsPedagogy]

Guys and Dolls

[kmarinouofm]

Isn't there going to be a new movie coming out?? "Lay the spread"?? or something.. When is that supposed to come out?

never heard of it

[decado]

There are a lot Hong Kong movies about the gambling underworld from the late 80s until mid 90s.
Pretty good ones, some funny and some brutal.

a couple examples:
poker themed God of Gamblers and God of Gamblers 2, casino themed Casino Raiders or The Conman
maybe a newer 2000 movie is good to enter HK's cinema: Conman in Tokyo

[Mr. Green]

ha...what about that made for tv movie they made about headache smith and benny stillman shaving points at asu??? think it was made for FX?....mtv was playing it last year just before march madness lol...it stars that kid from that show numbers

Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299535

Great story!

[jlgarciaiii22]

Big Shot...

[Mr. Green]

Here is the story from Smith which was printed in Sports Illustrated:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1014497/1/index.htm

Well worth the read

[Dutch]

Yes... Eddie Felson's [Newman] entire philosophy is 'to be a student of human moves' ....you play the player not the game.... thats the exact blueprint of poker and any head to head gambling, be it chess, backgammon, or dominos...

But i guess my comment was more directed toward the acting and the chracter.... Because Newman's character does it from the moment the movie begins, Matt damon's has to take a lot of lumps to get there......

Eddie Felson takes some serious lumps. The color of money is a sequel to 'The Hustler'.

[Ch Br]

Eddie Felson takes some serious lumps. The color of money is a sequel to 'The Hustler'.

lol yea i know, Jackie Gleason is priceless as Fatts... Ive seen both countless times..... but the calm cool collected behavior of Felson in TCOM is what I am speaking of mainly

[InTheDrink]

Two for the money now playing on amc

[dondude]

Vegas vacation

[TMoney33]

#1 - Rounders

Just watching "Two for the Money" for the first time right now.

[Ez Money 77]

Mine by far is Rounders. Actually one of my favorite movies ever. I like the Boiler room pick though. Not a huge gambling movie but all in all it was a sweet ass movie. Underground gambling but mostly about shady stock market stuff.