re: Whats the best gambling movie ever made?

Posted by LuckySo-n-So

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Posted on 7/14/21 at 6:39 pm to RLDSC FAN

I’m in the “Big Hand for the Little Lady” crowd.

Posted by JW

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Posted on 7/14/21 at 7:13 pm to LuckySo-n-So

No “the gambler” (1974) or “Killing of a Chinese Bookie”?

List is shite

Posted by OMLandshark

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Posted on 7/14/21 at 7:19 pm to RLDSC FAN

I can sure as frick tell you it’s not 21. That film is fricking trash. Casino Royale should be in before that one.

Posted by Flair Chops

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Posted on 7/14/21 at 7:29 pm to RLDSC FAN

Rounders was my answer before I opened the thread.

But, lucky number slevin is probably my favorite

Posted by Flair Chops

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Posted on 7/14/21 at 7:32 pm to FishQuiz

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Pool Hall Junkies

I remembered that one right after I hit submit. I love that one

Posted by 9Fiddy

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Posted on 7/14/21 at 7:35 pm to RLDSC FAN

1. Rounders
2. The Hustler
3. The Color of Money

Posted by AUFANATL

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Posted on 7/14/21 at 8:24 pm to JW

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No “the gambler” (1974) or “Killing of a Chinese Bookie”?

List is shite

Yeah, the Gambler with James Caan was my first and only thought when I read the thread title. The guy who made that movie was an actual gambling addict and a lot of it is autobiographical plus real life gamblers often cite this movie as the only one that really nails it when it comes to being a gambling junkie. I think James Caan has said it is his favorite too (either movie or role, I can't remember). Awesome flick and a good representative of the 70s independent film movement.

The remake with M. Wahlberg is best avoided.

Posted by Havoc

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Posted on 7/14/21 at 8:24 pm to RLDSC FAN

One of the worst: The Gambler (2014).

Posted by molsusports

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Posted on 7/14/21 at 9:08 pm to RLDSC FAN

The Sting and The Hustler seem like obvious candidates

Are all the films pictured in the OP from the last 25 years?

Posted by Fewer Kilometers

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Posted on 7/14/21 at 9:20 pm to Speedy G

If The Sting is applicable then so is David Mamet’s House of Games.

Posted by JW

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Posted on 7/14/21 at 9:31 pm to Fewer Kilometers

Not the best, but “the Cooler” is a underrated gem

Posted by YNWA

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Posted on 7/14/21 at 10:14 pm to RLDSC FAN

Casino Royale
Snatch
The Color of Money

Posted by RD Dawg

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Posted on 7/14/21 at 10:38 pm to RLDSC FAN

Hasn't been made yet.Not until they make a movie about this guy: Titanic Thompson

quote:
The guy who Damon Runyon had in mind was probably Titanic Thompson. Sam Snead called him “the greatest hustler ever.” Minnesota Fats called him “the greatest action man of all time

Posted by drizztiger

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Posted on 7/14/21 at 11:06 pm to skrayper

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No The Color of Money?

I think The Hustler is much better than The Color of Money as an introspective of gambling. Both are very worthy though and always worth a watch.

I love Rounders though. Rounders has flaws, but the cast was stellar and a very culturally impactful movie. The dichotomy with Rounders is it both promoted poker and gave everyone a thought that they could be a great player. After ppl starting watching that movie and ESPN was highlighting WSOP, every numbnut thought could play. Best gambling movie? Maybe not. But still my favorite.