5 Most Famous Gambling Movies Of All Times
5 Most Famous Gambling Movies Of All Times: CasinoTop experts review the best gambling movies ever produced. Some of the films listed are winners and nominees of numerous awards, including best picture winner. Some are evergreen.
Elliott Gould and George Segal play Bill and Charlie in the movie California Split. Bill became friends with Charlie after the duo were robbed and beaten by a man that had lost on a poker bet against them. Charlie introduced Bill to gambling. They lost a lot of money and Bill had to quit his job.
The Gambler is a movie about an English Professor addicted to gambling. James Caan played him. He was in debt to Hips, a man that admired him, and he borrowed $44,000 from his mom. Freed and his girlfriend went to Las Vegas and made a fortune. They lost it all when he went on to stake on impossible games. Eventually, he won the bet with one of his students.
Uncut Gems is one of the most famous gambling movies. The movie is about a jeweller who played different bets and was in debt. He was able to gain $1.2 million but he was shot in the face by a captive.
Daniel Craig plays Bond in the movie Casino Royale. The movie is based on Ian Fleming’s novel. Bond's mission was to defraud Le Chiffre, a terrorist funder and professional poker player.
Croupier is a story of a writer who works as a crouper in a casino. He had an affair with a coworker and had issues with his girlfriend. His girlfriend broke up with him and he was befriended by a lady player. She convinced him to help her and her gang rob his workplace.