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1. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
R | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Eddy persuades his three pals to pool money for a vital poker game against a powerful local mobster, Hatchet Harry. Eddy loses, after which Harry gives him a week to pay back 500,000 pounds.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham
Votes: 616,421 | Gross: $3.90M
2. 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: 187,801 | Gross: $28.78M
3. The Sting (1973)
PG | 129 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning
Votes: 279,956 | Gross: $159.60M
4. The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
TV-14 | 102 min | Drama
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
Directors: Norman Jewison, Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Steve McQueen, Ann-Margret, Edward G. Robinson, Karl Malden
Votes: 18,245 | Gross: $15.26M
5. Rounders (1998)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama
A young, reformed gambler must return to playing high stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks, while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend and his commitments to law school.
Director: John Dahl | Stars: Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich
Votes: 160,190 | Gross: $22.91M
6. Maverick (1994)
PG | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner, Graham Greene
Votes: 119,089 | Gross: $101.63M
7. Gambling Lady (1934)
Passed | 66 min | Drama, Mystery
Lady Lee, gambler's daughter, plies her trade while pondering the proposal of a social-register suitor.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Pat O'Brien, Claire Dodd
Votes: 1,151
8. The Gambler (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Western
The adventures of Brady Hawkes, a gambler on his way to help his young son while also helping another gambler learn to play it right.
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Kenny Rogers, Christine Belford, Bruce Boxleitner, Harold Gould
Votes: 1,331
9. A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
Approved | 95 min | Western
Comedy western in which a traveler bets more money than he can afford in a poker game, and unusual events follow.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Paul Ford
Votes: 4,651
10. Lucky You (2007)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall, Phyllis Somerville
Votes: 21,181 | Gross: $5.76M
11. California Split (1974)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
When a casual gambler (George Segal as Bill) befriends a professional one (Elliott Gould as Charlie), he begins to mirror his life, sending both deeper into the sleazy gambling world where the stakes keep getting bigger.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: George Segal, Elliott Gould, Ann Prentiss, Gwen Welles
Votes: 8,419 | Gross: $10.90M
12. High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (2003)
R | 110 min | Biography, Drama
The story of poker legend Stuey Ungar. A gambler by the age of 10, Ungar won millions playing card games.
Director: A.W. Vidmer | Stars: Al Bernstein, Andrew N.S. Glazer, Michael Imperioli, Brian Kaplan
Votes: 2,302
13. The Grand (2007)
R | 104 min | Comedy
An improvisational comedy using a handful of actors playing characters competing in an actual poker tournament.
Director: Zak Penn | Stars: Woody Harrelson, David Cross, Dennis Farina, Cheryl Hines
Votes: 6,015 | Gross: $8.11M
14. Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The wife of a publishing executive mistakenly believes that her husband's relationship with his attractive secretary is more than professional.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, May Robson
Votes: 3,870
15. Kaleidoscope (1966)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Crime
Romantic comedy which has Barney Lincoln and Angel McGinnis as a pair of amorous adventurers in the gambling places of London and the Riviera. Barney Lincoln is a rambling gambling man who ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Warren Beatty, Susannah York, Clive Revill, Eric Porter
Votes: 905
16. The Jackpot (1950)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy
Bill Lawrence wins a jackpot worth $24,000 on a radio quiz program. His happiness, and that of his family, is short-lived after he discovers he'll be compelled to sell the prizes in order to pay an amount of $7,000 income tax on them.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: James Stewart, Barbara Hale, James Gleason, Fred Clark
Votes: 1,280
17. Deal (I) (2008)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.
Director: Gil Cates Jr. | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Bret Harrison, Maria Mason, Shannon Elizabeth
Votes: 4,646 | Gross: $0.06M
18. Cast a Long Shadow (1959)
Approved | 82 min | Western
A young man without surname inherits a big indebted ranch and has to prove his worthiness managing a cattle drive
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Audie Murphy, Terry Moore, John Dehner, James Best
Votes: 745
19. Honky Tonk (1941)
Passed | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.
Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Frank Morgan, Claire Trevor
Votes: 1,244 | Gross: $6.31M
20. The American (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Romance
After the horror of the Civil War, "ignorant" Christopher Newman (Matthew Modine) made his fortune. He travels to France is search of cultural treasures. He won't get past the Paris ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Unwin | Stars: Matthew Modine, Diana Rigg, Aisling O'Sullivan, Paul Hickey
Votes: 239
21. All In (2006)
R | 98 min | Drama
Six medical students with unique talents pool their resources to win the World Series of Poker.
Director: Nick Vallelonga | Stars: Dominique Swain, Michael Madsen, Louis Gossett Jr., James Russo
Votes: 1,392
22. Lucky (2003)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A dark comedy dealing with the lives and addictions of compulsive gamblers set in Downtown Las Vegas.
Stars: John Corbett, Billy Gardell, Craig Robinson, Ever Carradine
Votes: 316
23. Now I'll Tell (1934)
Passed | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Golden is a two-bit gambler who has promised wife Virginia he'll quit when he makes $200,000. When he fixes a fight he gets mobster Mossiter mad, then loses his fortune to him. He pawns his... See full summary »
Director: Edwin J. Burke | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Helen Twelvetrees, Alice Faye, Robert Gleckler
Votes: 248
24. Any Number Can Play (1949)
Approved | 112 min | Drama, Romance
Gambling-house owner finds himself estranged from his wife and son.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Clark Gable, Alexis Smith, Wendell Corey, Audrey Totter
Votes: 1,148
25. Rosie the Riveter (1944)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
In wartime 1944 in California, defense plant workers Rosalind "Rosie" Warren and her friend Vera Watson must share, on a rotating schedule, the town's last available rental room with ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Jane Frazee, Frank Albertson, Barbara Jo Allen, Frank Jenks
Votes: 88
26. Number One Fan (2014)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Muriel Bayen, a divorced beautician and mother of two, loves to tell stories. She is a huge fan of this singer Vincent Lacroix, in fact she is a dedicated fan. One day Vincent knocks on her door and asks for her help.
Director: Jeanne Herry | Stars: Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lafitte, Pascal Demolon, Olivia Côte
Votes: 1,965
27. The Sins of the Children (1930)
Passed | 67 min | Drama, Romance
A German immigrant to a small American town is a barber with four children. He has saved enough money to invest in a savings-and-loan company with a friend. Unfortunately, one of his sons ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Louis Mann, Robert Montgomery, Elliott Nugent, Leila Hyams
Votes: 276
28. I've Got Your Number (1934)
Unrated | 69 min | Action, Comedy, Mystery
Two telephone repairmen have many adventures and romance a pair of blondes.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Joan Blondell, Pat O'Brien, Allen Jenkins, Glenda Farrell
Votes: 519
29. Jack McCall, Desperado (1953)
Approved | 76 min | Western
A Southerner fighting for the North is unjustly accused of treason and escapes to find the witness who could clear his name, but he also seeks the two Yankee soldiers who killed his parents.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: George Montgomery, Angela Stevens, Douglas Kennedy, James Seay
Votes: 245
30. Shark City (2009)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Dagen and Kenny are two best friends in their early thirties living in New York who are looking for love in all the wrong places. One of them finds his dream girl, who just happens to be ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Eisen | Stars: Jefferson Brown, David J. Phillips, Carlo Rota, Tony Nappo
Votes: 242
31. Silver Queen (1942)
PG | 80 min | Western
A well-known and confident young woman from the Barbary Coast decides to give up her chance at love in order to succeed in card games.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: George Brent, Priscilla Lane, Bruce Cabot, Lynne Overman
Votes: 200
32. Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003– )
120 min | Game-Show
A game show about celebrities from film and television, who play poker.
Stars: Robert Thompson, Phil Gordon, David Foley, Jackson Wilde III
Votes: 280
33. Finding Mother (2017)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A precocious orphan from Central Asia comes to America to find his long lost mother. Along the way he befriends a down on his luck small time hustler, and together they set in motion a ... See full summary »
Director: Ruslan Akun | Stars: Azamat Ulanov, Taukel Musilim, Michael Maponga, Edgar Pevsner
Votes: 67
34. The Man from Down Under (1943)
Approved | 103 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A crusty old Sergeant of the Queen's Australian army in World War I befriends a small orphaned boy and his tiny sister on the night he is to go back to Australia. The Sergeant emotionally ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Charles Laughton, Binnie Barnes, Richard Carlson, Donna Reed
Votes: 250
35. Dakota (2012)
Short, Drama
A female poker player on a short losing streak is invited to a high stakes home game, but the stakes for her young son are what matter most.
Stars: Jena Malone, David Heckel, Emmett Heckel, Wilfred Biggs
Votes: 66
36. Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939)
Passed | 69 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Blondie and Dagwood are in charge of operations at a mountain motel. The elderly owners of the establishment are in danger of losing their life savings. Among other things, arson threatens.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Daisy
Votes: 424
37. Mississippi Hare (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short
Cotton pickers mistake Bugs' tail for a ball of cotton and toss him in with the rest of the haul. On the riverboat Bugs takes on the gambler Colonel Shuffle.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher, The Sportsmen Quartet
Votes: 768
38. È arrivato mio fratello (1985)
89 min | Comedy
Ovidio Ceciotti is a teacher, he is plump and he is not a man of character. He is treated badly by his school-master, by his students, by Lidia, his girl and even by his dog. One day his ... See full summary »
Directors: Franco Castellano, Giuseppe Moccia | Stars: Renato Pozzetto, Carin McDonald, Armando Bandini, Beatrice Palme
Votes: 667
39. Deadline for Murder (1946)
Passed | 65 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A murder is committed when documents, pertaining to and detailing information about oil fields in Central Europe, are stolen. More murders follow the theft before the recovery through the ... See full summary »
Director: James Tinling | Stars: Paul Kelly, Kent Taylor, Sheila Ryan, Jerome Cowan
Votes: 53
40. Las Vegas Shakedown (1955)
Approved | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A teacher writing a book about gambling meets a hotel/casino owner threatened by a gangster.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Coleen Gray, Charles Winninger, Thomas Gomez
Votes: 113
41. Undercover Man (1936)
Passed | 57 min | Drama, Western
Steve McLain (Johnny Mack Brown), an undercover agent for the express company, uncovers a gang of robbers, led by Ace Pringle (Ted Adams), hiding behind the badges of law officers.
Director: Albert Ray | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Suzanne Kaaren, Ted Adams, Frank Darien
Votes: 57
42. club83 (2009)
82 min | Comedy, Drama
A fully improvised film centered around 4 poker players as they wait for the dealer. In that time they explore topics such as music theory, multi-distance relationships and metaphorical ladders.
Director: Frank Vu | Stars: T.J. Jagodowski, Eve Rounds, Joe Canale, River Hall
Votes: 29
43. North to the Klondike (1942)
Approved | 60 min | Drama, Western
Two friends in the Klondike come to the aid of settlers who are being terrorized by an outlaw gang.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Evelyn Ankers, Andy Devine, Lon Chaney Jr.
Votes: 69
44. Fargo Express (1933)
Passed | 61 min | Western
When Mort loses his and Ken's money at poker, Goss gets him to rob the stage. He is captured, identified by his palomino horse. Ken tries to clear him by robbing a stage while riding a palomino, but he also gets caught.
Director: Alan James | Stars: Ken Maynard, Helen Mack, Roy Stewart, Paul Fix
Votes: 55
45. Beer Pong Saved My Life (2010)
Comedy
Two best friends, Dustin and Erik, are tired of their stagnant and miserable lives. When Dustin hears about a beer pong tournament at a near by college, Erik is on board right away. ... See full summary »
Director: Reza Riazi | Stars: Max Amini, Michael Consiglio, D.T. Carney, Dan Chavez
Votes: 100
46. Rififi po szescdziesiatce (1989 TV Movie)
80 min | Comedy
A group of pensioners, who are also childhood friends, tries to help out their pal with financial problems by robbing a bank.
Director: Pawel Trzaska | Stars: Mieczyslaw Czechowicz, Wieslaw Golas, Marian Kociniak, Wieslaw Michnikowski
Votes: 51
47. Chicken Wagon Family (1939)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy
Addie Fippany, her father Jean Paul Batiste Fippany, her mother Josephine, and her sister Cecile roam the countryside in a mule-drawn wagon, trading trinkets to farmers for chickens which ... See full summary »
Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Jane Withers, Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Weaver, Spring Byington
Votes: 32
48. Nevada (1935)
Approved | 58 min | Western
Jim Lacey (Buster Crabbe),better known as "Nevada,", and his pal Cash Burridge (Syd Saylor), a pair of Nevada wanderers on the run from a sheriff who thinks they have committed some lawless... See full summary »
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Kathleen Burke, Syd Saylor, Monte Blue
Votes: 26
49. Mercury in Retrograde (2004)
26 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Amalia Zarranz | Stars: Lea DeLaria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sherri Parker Lee, Angela Pietropinto
Votes: 10
50. Tequila & Boom-Boom (1995 Video Game)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Funny, animated Wild West adventure featuring anthropomorphic animals. An outlaw lynx named Tequila visits a small western town called Stinky Town to see his old grizzly friend Boom Boom who believes that the hills above town hide gold.
Director: Alessandro Belli | Stars: Teo Bellia, Ambrogio Colombo, Pino Ferrara, Leslie La Penna