5 Lesser-Known But Excellent Gambling Movies
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Intacto is a thriller first released in Spain in 2001. Max von Sydow plays casino owner Samuel Berg who revokes his employee Federico's luck-stealing abilities. Frederico embarks on a dangerous mission to find the luckiest man on Earth and regain his powers.
Croupier was disqualified from the Academy Awards, but it was a hit movie. Clive Owen stars as Jack Manfred, a writer with no dreams or ambition. He gets an interview for a position as a croupiers. His relationship with his girlfriend crashes and burns and he sleeps with other women. Eventually, he becomes part of a casino robbery.
21 (2008) is a box office success based on real events. Ben gets accepted into Harvard University and applies for a scholarship. He joins the local MIT Blackjack Team. The team is made up of carefully selected players whose captain uses them to try to beat casinos.
The Hustler is a 1961 modern classic film about a pool player who wants to make it into the big league. It was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2003. The movie was to be preserved in the National Film Registry in 1997.
Mississippi Grind is a movie about a friendship between two men with gambling problems. Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds co-star. The actors share intense chemistry. The last scene of the movie brings it all together.
