Though there are several movies that had come up during the years, there are certain top gambling movies which would provide you with all kinds of relevant information related to gambling. You would be in a hurry especially when you win the risky bets. You would even get to know what people actually do to win the casino games or how someone can prevent cheaters from deceiving the gambling company. Through these movie makers, you can now get all such relevant information. In the initial years, roulette online was not very popular because the spread of the Internet was not that vast then.
The following are the top 10 gambling movies out there.
Casino: The film has been released by Martin Scorsese in the year 1995. It consisted of star- a studded cast which included Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro as well as Sharon Stone. The critics for the film were rated very high and it almost collected $116.1 million at the box office. The movie is all about a handicapper who has been appointed to look at the daily operations at Las Vegas casino. It received a 73% rating.
Ocean’s Eleven: This was a film which was released in the year 2001 by Steven Soderbergh which was actually a remake of 1960 film with the same name. It had collected about $450.7 million at the box office. The film was actually based on a robbery in 3 different casinos at the same time in Las Vegas. It had even received ratings like 78%, 82%, and 90% by IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Common- Sense Media. It’s a heist film.
Casino Royale: The film was directed by Martin Campbell in the year 2006. It has been inspired and made from the popular novel in the year 1953 which also had a similar story. It was one of the most successful movies in the year 2006 with $600 million over the box office. It is actually a spy film which actually revolves around the high- stake poker games. Here James Bond has actually a specific mission in order to bankrupt a terrorist financier. This would only be possible with the help of high stakes poker game.
The Gambler: It has been directed by Rupert Wyatt in the year 2014. The inspiration to make the game has been taken from the 1974 film which was directed by James Toback. Both the movies had the same name. The movie had made $39.3 million over the box office. Though most of them liked the film few of them were not happy with the film. The film revolves around a man who has taken up the task of taking on the garland bosses. With his great determination over the gambling table, he succeeds in it. The main objective of it is to free him and his loved ones from bosses.
21: It was directed by Robert Luketic in the year 2008. It has been made after getting inspired by a book Ben Mezrich. It is actually a non-fictional story of blackjack team from MIT. It has made $157.9 over the box office. IMDb has rated this film at 6.8 for 10. The movie is all about a group of college students who were actually looking forward to cracking the code for a legendary card game 21. Which didn’t go well in the film and they got to deal with the people who are in dark.
Rounders: It’s a film by John Dahl which was released in the year 1998. Starting actors in this film are Matt Damon and Edward Norton. Though it had received a mixed opinion and critics most of them did love the film. It had received a score of 65% by Rotten Tomatoes. The film is actually based on the story of 2 poker players. If they wish to pay off their debts it is important to win at higher stakes poker. The name of the film speaks about them traveling from one place to another in search of high stakes poker games.
Fear and loathing in Las Vegas: This is a film which has been directed by Terry Gilliam and was released in the year 1998. The inspiration to make this movie has come from the novel written by Hunter S. Thompson. IMDb had rated it 7.7 out of 10. Benicio Del Toro and Johnny Depp are the star actors of the film. These two actually go on an assignment to Las Vegas. They travel to Las Vegas so as to explore the place and which they do it under the influence of psychoactive substances.
The Cincinnati Kid: This film was released in the year 1965 and has been produced by Norman Jewison. It has been made after getting inspired from the novel which has been written by Richard Jessup. Both the novel and the film had the same names. The film is actually a golden classic. According to IMDb, it had scored 7.3 out of 10 and 85% based on Rotten Tomatoes. Here you would be able to find a young poker player story. The player’s motto is to become well reputed as the best poker player ever. In order to achieve that he got to challenge an elderly person than him and who has much more experience in these poker games.
The Sting: the movie has been released in the year 1973. The story of the film is about 2 professional grifters who are trying to deceive the mob boss. The characters which are present in the film always place heavy bets over the horse races which might go up to $500,000 on a single bet.
The Hangover: It’s a film which has been released in the year 2009 and was produced by Todd Phillips. It is about a bachelor party of four friends who take a trip to Las Vegas. During their trip, they get involved in gambling and play several games. They even win $82,400 while playing blackjack game over the casinos.
