Best movies of poker

**OscarAz006** · 07-13-2015, 08:15 PM

A list of movies related to Gambling and/or poker.

1.
Casino (1995)
8.2/10
Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire. (178 mins.)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods
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2.
Rounders (1998)
7.4/10
A young man is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks. (121 mins.)
Director: John Dahl
Stars: Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich

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3.
The Sting (1973)
8.4/10
In Chicago in September 1936, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker. (129 mins.)
Director: George Roy Hill
Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning
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4.
La gran estafa (2001)
7.8/10
Danny Ocean and his eleven accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously. (116 mins.)
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon

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5.
Stuey (2003)
6.1/10
Based on the true story of the rise and fall of poker legend Stu "The Kid" Ungar. (120 mins.)
Director: A.W. Vidmer
Stars: Al Bernstein, Andrew N.S. Glazer, Michael Imperioli, Brian Kaplan

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6.
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
7.3/10
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game. (102 mins.)
Director: Norman Jewison
Stars: Steve McQueen, Ann-Margret, Edward G. Robinson, Karl Malden

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7.
Maverick (1994)
7.0/10
Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief. (127 mins.)
Director: Richard Donner
Stars: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner, Graham Greene

8.
21 (2008)
6.8/10
"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. (123 mins.)
Director: Robert Luketic
Stars: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Aaron Yoo

9.
Owning Mahowny (2003)
7.1/10
A bank manager with: (a) a gambling problem and (b) access to a multimillion dollar account gets into a messy situation. Based on the story of the largest one-man bank fraud in Canadian history. (104 mins.)
Director: Richard Kwietniowski
Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, John Hurt, Maury Chaykin

10.
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
7.4/10
Comedy western in which a traveler bets more money than he can afford in a poker game, and unusual events follow. (95 mins.)
Director: Fielder Cook
Stars: Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Paul Ford