Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "gambling-addict"

1. The Big Lebowski (1998)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Crime

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi

Votes: 860,538 | Gross: $17.50M

2. Casino (1995)

R | 178 min | Crime, Drama

In Las Vegas, two best friends - a casino executive and a mafia enforcer - compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods

Votes: 564,067 | Gross: $42.44M

3. A Knight's Tale (2001)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.

Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon

Votes: 201,786 | Gross: $56.57M

4. Molly's Game (2017)

R | 140 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.

Director: Aaron Sorkin | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera

Votes: 187,806 | Gross: $28.78M

5. Cleaning Up (2019)

Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama

Struggling mum Sam discovers access to lucrative stock market information while working as an office cleaner at Canary Wharf.

Stars: Sheridan Smith, Jade Anouka, Anya McKenna-Bruce, Kristy Philipps

Votes: 2,152

6. Focus (II) (2015)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In the midst of veteran con man Nicky's latest scheme, a woman from his past - now an accomplished femme fatale - shows up and throws his plans for a loop.

Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa | Stars: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, Adrian Martinez

Votes: 274,805 | Gross: $53.86M

7. Ava (IV) (2020)

R | 96 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Ava is a deadly assassin who works for a black ops organization, traveling the globe specializing in high profile hits. When a job goes dangerously wrong she is forced to fight for her own survival.

Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common, Geena Davis

Votes: 62,840 | Gross: $0.50M

8. Wild Card (2015)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal skills and a gambling problem gets in trouble with the mob, he has one last play...and it's all or nothing.

Director: Simon West | Stars: Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Dominik Garcia, Milo Ventimiglia

Votes: 60,101 | Gross: $0.00M

9. The Last Boy Scout (1991)

R | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A private detective's protected female witness is murdered, prompting him and the victim's boyfriend to investigate the crime that leads to a corrupt politician and a crooked football team owner.

Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Chelsea Field, Noble Willingham

Votes: 112,081 | Gross: $59.51M

10. The Dry (2020)

R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.

Director: Robert Connolly | Stars: Eric Bana, Genevieve O'Reilly, Keir O'Donnell, John Polson

Votes: 32,793

11. Trance (I) (2013)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An art auctioneer becomes mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.

Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel, Danny Sapani

Votes: 117,740 | Gross: $2.32M

12. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Russell M. Haeuser, Val Kilmer

Votes: 80,911 | Gross: $1.70M

13. Metro (1997)

R | 117 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A Hostage Negotiator teams up with a Sharpshooter to bring down a dangerous jewel thief.

Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Kim Miyori, Art Evans

Votes: 29,086 | Gross: $31.99M

14. Vegas Vacation (1997)

PG | 93 min | Comedy

In the fourth outing for the vacation franchise, the Griswolds have to survive Vegas fever when they go to Las Vegas for a fun family vacation.

Director: Stephen Kessler | Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Ethan Embry

Votes: 53,133 | Gross: $36.43M

15. Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1998)

Comedy

Political satire about television news company Globe Link and its team of workers such as anchors Henry and Sally, reporter Damien, editor Dave, execs George and Helen, assistant Joy and manager Gus Hedges.

Stars: Neil Pearson, Jeff Rawle, David Swift, Stephen Tompkinson

Votes: 1,617

16. The Gambler (1974)

R | 111 min | Crime, Drama

Axel Freed is a literature professor. He has the gambling vice. When he has lost all of his money, he borrows from his girlfriend, then his mother, and finally some bad guys that chase him. Despite all of this, he cannot stop gambling.

Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton, Morris Carnovsky

Votes: 6,566 | Gross: $1.31M

17. Mansfield Park (1983)

261 min | Drama, Romance

Impoverished Fanny Price is sent to live with her more affluent uncle and aunt. The arrival of new neighbors brings a chance for romance to Fanny and her cousins.

Stars: Anna Massey, Angela Pleasence, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Nicholas Farrell

Votes: 1,132

18. Two-Minute Warning (1976)

Approved | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A crazed sniper is set to kill spectators at an L.A. Coliseum football championship game and the police race against time to eliminate him.

Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Martin Balsam, Beau Bridges

Votes: 4,384

19. The Glass Key (1942)

Passed | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

Director: Stuart Heisler | Stars: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Brian Donlevy, Bonita Granville

Votes: 7,401

20. Pistol Whipped (2008 Video)

R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A tough ex-policeman (S.Seagal) with a gambling and alcohol problem gets offered a job as assassin of bad men. It'll rid him of all gambling debt as well as get him money and a chance of cleaning up his act and be with his daughter.

Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Steven Seagal, Paul Calderon, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Lance Henriksen

Votes: 5,409

21. Sarkaru Vaari Paata (2022)

Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Drama

After being conned by the woman he loves, a finance agent arrives in India from USA to retrieve his money from the woman's father who is a powerful MP and industrialist.

Director: Parasuram | Stars: Mahesh Babu, Keerthy Suresh, Samuthirakani, Nadia Moidu

Votes: 10,973

22. My New Partner (1984)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime

A moderately corrupt veteran policeman teaches the art of bribes to his young partner. The rookie turns out to be an extremely capable student, and soon overtakes the teacher.

Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte, Régine, Grace de Capitani

Votes: 4,989

23. La Trampa (2022)

89 min | Action, Comedy

Uncle and nephew try to recover their lands from a corrupt casino owner. A farmer is pressured to pay his gambling son's huge debt. Both problems have the same source, and will come together.

Director: Frank Perozo | Stars: Claribel Adamez, Maurizio Alberino, Carolyn Aquino, Erik Wilson Bittar Sánchez

Votes: 48

24. Bodies at Rest (2019)

94 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

Working in the morgue, a hardworking forensics expert and his assistant are suddenly accosted by masked intruders who demand access to a body involved in a recent crime.

Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Nick Cheung, Richie Jen, Zi Yang, Carlos Chan

Votes: 982

25. The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is ... See full summary »

Director: Corey Yuen | Stars: Jet Li, Christy Chung, Kent Cheng, Collin Chou

Votes: 5,596

26. Action (2019– )

TV-MA | Documentary

This four-part docu-series explores the legalization of sports gambling and its evolving impact on the gambling community. It chronicles professional gamblers, bookies, oddsmakers and documents effects of legalization through their eyes.

Stars: Bill Krackomberger, Kelly Stewart, Dave Oancea, Todd Wishnev

Votes: 154

27. Gambling with Souls (1936)

Unrated | 70 min | Drama

Young girls are cheated in rigged gambling games and then forced into prostitution to pay off their debts.

Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Martha Chapin, Wheeler Oakman, Bryant Washburn, Gay Sheridan

Votes: 211

28. Prodigal Daughters (1923)

Passed | 60 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Elinor "Swifty" Forbes and her younger sister Marjory are the carefree daughters of wealthy J. D. Forbes. Their mother shows no restraint over her daughters, so they live among the flapper ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Gloria Swanson, Ralph Graves, Vera Reynolds, Theodore Roberts

Votes: 27 | Gross: $0.20M

29. Sole (2019)

102 min | Drama

Lena is seven months pregnant and she's ready to sell the baby in her belly. Ermanno agrees to pretend to be the father. Fabio, the uncle of Ermanno, will pay them to buy the child that he ... See full summary »

Director: Carlo Sironi | Stars: Claudio Segaluscio, Sandra Drzymalska, Bruno Buzzi, Marco Felli

Votes: 861

30. The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970 TV Movie)

95 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, who is also a rival circus owner. Davey ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: David Wayne, June Havoc, Dabbs Greer, Parley Baer

Votes: 29

31. Soul Santa (2021)

Comedy, Romance

A shopping mall Santa Claus is the disguise of a businessman that got into trouble with mob's money.

Director: Terri J. Vaughn | Stars: David Mann, Tamela J. Mann, Brooke Monroe Conaway, Christopher Gurr

Votes: 129

32. Mr. Mari's Girls (1967)

Approved | 63 min | Crime, Drama

A rich philanthropist uses his wealth to solve young women's problems.

Director: William K. Hennigar | Stars: Sharon Kent, Sam Stewart

Votes: 93

33. I hartopaihtra (1964)

94 min | Comedy

About Aleka who is obsessed with playing cards and the efforts of her husband to make her quit this bad "habit".

Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Rena Vlahopoulou, Labros Konstadaras, Lili Papayanni, Hloi Liaskou

Votes: 1,474

34. Kanzen-naru shiiku: Onna rihatsushi no koi (2003)

103 min | Drama, Romance

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Director: Masahiro Kobayashi | Stars: Kazuki Kitamura, Keiko Oginome, Naoto Takenaka, Yasufumi Hayashi

Votes: 130

35. Early to Bet (1951)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

The Gambling Bug's bites cause gambling fever. He bites a cat, who heavily falls victim to an insatiable need for gambling.

Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg

Votes: 603

36. Footsteps in the Night (1957)

Approved | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A gambling addict is the logical suspect in the death of a card-playing neighbor who caused his relapse - too logical, think the two detectives on the case.

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Bill Elliott, Don Haggerty, Eleanore Tanin, Douglas Dick

Votes: 174

37. Snake Eyes (2015)

Short, Thriller

A woman, Sloane Markum (Marianne Bourg), bent on revenge, kidnaps the drunken gambling addict, Judd Huxley (Martin Harris) who killed her husband. Now, in the middle of the desert, with no ... See full summary »

Directors: Alex Bretow, Mary-Madison Baldo | Stars: Gregoer Boru, Marianne Bourg, Martin Harris

38. Surprise (II) (2022)

18 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

A gambling addict seems to have his debts catch up to him...But do those debts have an appetite all their own?

Director: Philip C. Lee | Stars: Fercho Corral, Austin Landon, Topanga Lea, Noah Measher

39. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode: The Boy Who Stole the Elephant: Part 1 (1970)

Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A boy working in a struggling circus troupe develops a great rapport with an elephant on loan from a more successful circus.

Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: David Wayne, June Havoc, Dabbs Greer, Parley Baer

Votes: 35

40. EZ Streets (1996–1997)
Episode: A Ceremony of Innocence (1997)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Romance

Theresa prompts Jimmy (Joe Pantoliano) to find out who planted the gun that killed Quinn's partner; Capt. Geary's past comes to light; Danny (Jason Gedrick) gets further indebted to Murtha ... See full synopsis »

Director: Michael Fields | Stars: Ken Olin, Joe Pantoliano, Jason Gedrick, Sarah Trigger

Votes: 18

41. Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode: Odds Against Donald Jordan (1969)

TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Mannix is hired to find Donald Jordan, a missing compulsive gambler. Mannix gets differing stories from Jordan's sister, wife and business partner. Then, he finds Jordan, who claims not to ... See full summary »

Director: Stuart Hagmann | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, James Olson, Nan Martin

Votes: 123

42. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Borrasca (1988)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Tubbs and Switek go undercover and pose as drug dealing middlemen to take down Borrasca, a very dangerous counter revolutionary who uses drug money to fight the war against communism in his country.

Director: Vern Gillum | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 298

43. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Hard Knocks (1989)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Switek sinks into drunkenness and self-destructive behavior after a dangerous mobster forces him to talk his indebted quarterback buddy into throwing a game to pay off his own enormous gambling debts.

Director: Vern Gillum | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 287

44. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: One Eyed Jack (1984)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Crockett attempts to help an old flame free herself from a racketeer, then is framed for taking bribes. Martin Castillo becomes the squad's new lieutenant.

Director: Lee H. Katzin | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 733

45. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: The Fix (1986)

TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After Crockett and Tubbs arrest a dealer, at the bail hearing the judge sets a low bail. Crockett is curious if there's something wrong with him. So he investigates. It seems the man has a ... See full summary »

Director: Dick Miller | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 452

46. My Name Is Earl (2005–2009)
Episode: White Lie Christmas (2005)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

Joy convinces Earl to pretend that they're still married while her parents visit for Christmas. But Earl discovers that Joy's mom is hiding an even bigger lie.

Director: Marc Buckland | Stars: Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly, Nadine Velazquez

Votes: 794

47. P.J. (1997–2009)
Episode: Coupable (2001)

55 min | Crime, Thriller

Mrs Alice Couturier has been electrocuted when she was charging the battery of the car of her husband and she was carried to the hospital.Miss Martin has come to the police station for ... See full summary »

Director: Gérard Vergez | Stars: Bruno Wolkowitch, Charles Schneider, Marc Betton, Valérie Bagnou-Beido

48. Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode: The Song of Rome (1995)

Crime, Drama, Family

After a lowlife teen shoots Father Barrett during an attempted robbery at the church, Mayor Laurie Bey's decision to continue with a planned spring pageant draws fire from Sheriff Brock and... See full summary »

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly

Votes: 93

49. Veronica Mars (2004–2019)
Episode: Blast from the Past (2005)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Veronica appears on a cable-access show hosted by a psychic as part of the investigation, and Wallace confronts his mother. Plus, Veronica uncovers evidence about the bus crash.

Director: Harry Winer | Stars: Kristen Bell, Percy Daggs III, Teddy Dunn, Jason Dohring

Votes: 895

50. Good Morning Britain (2014– )
Episode: Episode dated 26 March 2019 (2019)

TV-14 | 150 min | News, Talk-Show

England footballers allegedly faced racial abuse by Montenegro fans; PM loses control of Brexit; can a man be a mum?; Piers and Susanna will be going head-to-head at Soccer Aid; Mikey Kay on autism; Paul Merson on gambling.

Director: Erron Gordon | Stars: Piers Morgan, Susanna Reid, Jonathan Swain, Montenegro National Football Team