Gambling Films - what's your favourite ?

I can't remember what it's called but the one set in Las Vegas where the Harvard maths prof recruits his top students to learn to card count and they go over to Vegas.

Can't remember much else about it as I watched it while enjoying a bottle of Pinot Grigio.

Can't remember the end! (of the film, Pinot bottle ended empty, though)

The Sting - The shady side of gambling

21 ?

stacey's knights is similar - early Kostner appearance - fun film - i've not seen 21.. yet.
Kevin Spacey?

A French film about the 'ultimate' form of gambling, Russian Roulette.

A difficult watch at time but worth checking out.

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i liked the cincinnati kid

ive not seen it for a good few years now

Croupier with Clive Owen is well worth a view.
There's a bit where he gives a degenerate gambler a lucky break as a sort of experiment, won't say any more but it really tweists the knife.

Yep 21 with Kevin Spacey etc.

Just looked it up.

well done wise forumites

Fook me ... and I couldn't remeber the title of the film ...  21 

but I remembered drinking the pinot 

The Deer Hunter

The Cooler

Rounders anyone?

Oops hidden in the original post.
Guns, Girls and Gambling then.

New gambling film due out soon ... Carry on Betfair.

It's based on a bunch of forumites who spend all day posting on the Chit Chat forum.  Critics who have seen a preview have only given it a 1* rating.

One critic reported "apart from the excellent mememe, the rest, frankly, seem like a bunch of nutters"

Lol! Very good.

nutter..........especially the OP

House of Games

80's film about gambling conmen

The Hustler where I think the quote which I like to use when playing golf came from " Your stakes are my pleasure".

Rounders, but only because it is specifically about poker. From what I can remember I didn't think it was great, but then I play omaha poker not holdem.

cool hand luke
50 eggs
bluffing at poker
two dolly birds on magazine
i still shaking boss

cool hand luke
50 eggs
bluffing at poker
two dolly birds on magazine
i still shaking boss

nice pair

High Roller (poker Based but gambled on anything that Moved) The Stu Ungar Story

I want to see that, casemoney, is it out on dvd, not that i have a dvd player or tv!

Very Good Film Annie Surprised only 6/10 on Imdb ..

If u Know about Torrents u will find it

The Grifters.  Magnificent but painful - like life.

THE STING. 1973.

Le Cop. Especially the bit where Rene's had a tip for one at Vincennes and has to switch on the blue light and siren to make it to the PMU desk in time to get on.

Also the scene at the end where he leaves jail, thinks he's been forgotten, but the mist slowly clears and there are his mates with a trotter they've bought for him with the loot.

Haven't seen it for about 25 years. Don't understand why it's never on the box. A classic.

For a more realistic view of gambling, Mississippi Grind is worth a watch:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2349144/

Down on his luck and facing financial hardship, Gerry teams up with younger charismatic poker player, Curtis, in an attempt to change his luck. The two set off on a road trip through the South with visions of winning back what's been lost.

Tricheurs - Jacques Dutronc and Bulle Ogier. Not a great film but worth a look.

Trading places

The Longshot (1986) - Harvey Korman and the gang, stella stevens as a vamp. All centres around a race course. very enjoyable and light.

That episode of Heartbeat, where Greengrass is taking bets on a boxing match.
He gives 4-1 the outsider, 6/4 the favourite.
And when someone in the pub moans 6-4 is a bit stingy, he gives them 2-1

Skippy  Episode 74 "The Sport of Kings"

Mark is to ride in a horse race at Royal Randwick, and Matt, Sonny, Clancy and Skippy are attending with Sir Adrian. When the horse Stormaway knocks Mark over in a horse float and he hits his head, he is injured, and Clancy takes his place. Skippy bets $1 on "Wallaby Bill" and collects $34. Stormaway starts badly but makes up ground and wins the race. But Stormaway is disqualified. Skippy shows off her winnings.

Lucky Number Slevin

Joel - there's an Aussie racing film called BLUE FIRE LADY - you seen it? Cathryn Harrison, Rex's daughter.

Never heard of it, do you recommend it?

Casino....



Failing that... The Gay Dog starring Petula Clarke with Wilfred Pickles.

Joel - haven't seen it for ages, but it was ok...about a girl jockey in Australia, with racing scenes.

Can't believe it's from 1977...from imdb Aussie review...

"Apart from a lacklustre script with lazy dialogue, this tripe is adorable and horribly cute. The direction is insipid and uncinematic, while the performances is amateur hour, with some of the actors seeming to ham it up because they knew what kind of turkey they were cooking in. I am sure it was only made because of the producer's love for horse racing and gambling.

But still I enjoyed it!

Great to see Aussie suburban life from the seventies, and the operation of a racing horse stable. And I'm glad they used actual jockeys, race callers and other local Melbourne horse racing identities of that era, because it gave it an authentic feel to it, something I wished they had done for the whole film. If only they created a kind of neorealism film of the horse racing industry! Instead they went for the TV soapie style that delivered pure campy elements to a predictable story."

Does Kaleidoscope with Warren Beatty count?

Just to make things easy, can we just agree that there are ABSOLUTELY NO decent horse-racing films except Phar Lap and The Rainbow Jacket.

Let it ride.... always remember the first time I seen it, flicking channels late at night nearly lights out and come across it about 5 mins in, great film, seen it about 10 times now, Robbie Coltrane is great in it....

The drama big deal with ray brooks from the 80s is a real class act.

Cant think of my favourite  but i can tell you the worstest.......Lay The Favourite.. Starring Bruce Willis.....The longest 90 minutes of my life.

Thanks Velasquez...not a great review, but I might see if I can find it somewhere

i quite liked "lay the favourite" - it was a bit OTT - trying to be a sensation film. Was it a Q tarrantino film? felt like one.

watch - the longshot 1986 - it's enjoyable antics.
ytube has it.

Two for the Money is not a particularly good film, but i'm sure we've all met plenty of gamblers who think they have it sussed and end up doing their conkers big time.

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