Poker Movies/Documentaries

[Fish2014]

I'd like you to see a documentary called NOSEBLEED

 

[mar_dragan]

Rounders,nice movie

 

[olfabiolo]

Lucky You (2007) Rounders (1998). there are other new films also 2015 but were not disclosed not many and not left in other languages.

 

[Nathan Williams]

Rounders. Not even close. One of the main reasons I got into this game.

 

[jelani]

there are so few of them how can you have a favourite i just wish there were more

 

[NKGB13]

For me it's Maverick. Simply because from that Movie I could start seeing my dad playing it and commenting when he did some moves like in the movie.

Never heard of Rounders but that's because here in brazil they change the movie name sometimes.. will research due to the many votes here hehehe..

**Updating.. Yep, they changed the name. Rounders = Cartas na Mesa (Cards on the Board) for my Brazzos folks looking for the movie!

 

[asaell14]

The great movie I like esta Even Tine Some comedy But it's fun

 

[wilpinsi]

Lucky you 2007

 

[6bet me]

I just watched the movie Rounders. It was a great movie! Parts of the movie mad me sad to watch because of how relatable they are for me. But at the same time, I found the movie really entertaining and inspiring. Thank you for recommending this!

 

[HAMC81]

Rounders best flick bottom line... Lucky You sucks, the acting is terrible and most of the script is too cliché.

Eric Bana's character not likeable.

 

[Alex_sk87]

Rounders and luck you gg

 

[galojmi]

Maverick,rounders boths are in my favorite list

 

[proud2Bwhack]

Stu Unger documentary is up on You Tube, def.worth a look.

 

[iosif18]

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the best poker movie for me is runner runner with justin timberlake,base on real events its a good movie for poker funs

 

[thaysen13]

Casino royale is also a good movie. Pokers is not the main. 007

 

[pescaofish]

Maverick has all the good Poker feeling. :

 

[MrPink514]

High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story. Solid movie about the greatest poker player of all time.

 

[Eduardo Paez]

Rounders

 

[hutzpaf]

Are there any links available for Kid Poker documentary?

Daniel Negreanu Documentary 'KidPoker' Now Available on Netflix

 

[Joe]

Thanks everyone for all the suggestions and recommendations, lots here I haven't seen!

'The Sting' is the movie that got me into card magic as I wanted to be able to do the thing Paul Newman does in the scene on the train where he is shuffling the cards but there's always aces on the top... 14 years later and as a reasonably successful amateur magician I can do much more than that...

I never mix magic with poker as I don't need to cheat to win, where would be the fun in that..?

Will be watching Rounders, Lucky you and Kidpoker later tonight, can't wait!

Thanks again all...

 

[victoor_06]

The Cincinnati Kid (1965)


It's New Orleans and a new kid has come to town to beat the notorious Lancey Howard (Edward Robinson), the best poker player in the country. With the help of an old friend and card dealer, Eric Stoner (Steve McQueen) manages to get in on the highest stakes game of his life.

Cincinnati Kid is all about the poker scene at the end, which is one of the best on film for certain. However, you must sit through some reasonably flat performances revolving around revenge and romance to get there.

re are a couple of good moments of sexual tension between McQueen and Ann-Margret (playing Melba) in between Steve truly wanting to be with Christian (Tuesday Weld).

Rounders (1998)

Likely the most popular poker movie in a while, Matt Damon's character is forced back into the world of poker to help pay off a friends (Ed Norton) gambling dept. It's more of a card marathon near the end as they attempt to get the cash they need.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) :icon_thum

Four regular guys from London put all their cash together to back their friend in an insanely high stakes game of poker with a local gangster. When they lose they have to get deep into the world of crime in order to get out again. Not as poker based as the other picks, but such a fantastic movie overall that it had to get high rank.



Luckytown (2000)

Kirsten Dunst is on a quest to find her father who is a notorious gambler. She picks up a video store clerk with a dream of being 'the' poker player and heads off to Las Vegas to find happiness, her father, or ruin. Lots of good action, great gambling scenes, Kirsten looks particularly sweet and she pole dances.

Big Hand for a Little Lady (1966)


A family moves into a new town and the husband decides to get in on a high stakes game of poker. He loses almost everything until his last hand when he conveniently has a heart attack. His wife, who has never played poker before, has to finish the game and try to win back her life savings. Quite a nice little comedic western.


Sunset Trail (1939)

A good guys versus bad guys movie with Hopalong Cassidy as the hero. Keller, the bad guy buys up a farmer's cattle then kills him and steals the money. Hopalong finds out that this is the case by posing as a newbie poker player and getting the farmers daughter to check the serial numbers on the cash.


Kaleidoscope (1966)

Barney is a sly, cheating, debonair poker player who has to play in a really high profile game to defend his title as the 'luckiest poker player ever' and win the killer pot.

Queen High (1930)

Two women who own a garter business together are always fighting and just can't agree on anything. They ask their lawyer to help them dissolve their business and he tell them that they should end it with a single hand of poker instead.

stakes: the loser has to be the winners personal servant for an entire year. Time to get a new lawyer.

Loaded Pistols (1948)

Gene Autry and Barbara Britton star in this classic poker murder mystery. Mary Evans' (Barbara) younger brother is wrongly accused of murder during a poker game when someone is shot after the lights go out. Gene hides the boy and ends up having to recreate the poker game to find out who the real murderer is. Love this for the murder mystery aspect, you'll get nervous the next time you're at the table wondering who has the gun.

Maverick (1994)

Set in the old South, Mel Gibson (Maverick) needs 3000 extra dollars to enter a winner takes all poker tournament that is scheduled in a couple of days. After he meets a feisty female gambler, played by Jody Foster, they fall into lots of funny situations trying to get enough money to play.

Run (1990).

Patrick Dempsey kills time at an illegal card game in New Jersey before legalization of casino poker there. Here we get a rare filmed record of a player tipping the dealer, and the waving off of obnoxious second hand smoke.

game climaxes when a belligerent, violent player forces Dempsey to draw one card instead of standing pat. "This is a new twist: Gestapo poker." Run also is one of the best-paced movies you'll ever see.


The Sting (1973).

When you play a cheater, be sure you cheat better than he does. Paul Newman out-hustles Robert Shaw during a train-board poker game. Newman's boozy, needling performance -- and the shocked expression on Shaw's underling's face when he realizes they've been out-cheated -- reveal a glimpse of how below the polite veneer, poker is usually taken very seriously.

California Split (1974).

Tough dated, this is the only movie to ever attempt to show the day to day life of card-playing, sports-betting, sleep-till-noon gamblers. Marred only by a poor ending and muddled sound, Split was directed by Robert Altman (M*A*S*H, Nashville). George Segal & Elliot Gould play Gardena poker players in search of a rush. World Series of Poker champion Amarillo Slim has a featured role.

thanks friend, I'll see you all, I recently saw the movie: Deal (2008)

 

[Dragic004]

I have not seen anyone mention the Stuey (2003) / High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338467/

 

[dbchristy]

I am planning on watching ALL IN on netflix today Has anyone else seen it?

 

[hutzpaf]

Dragic004 - Check page 1

I love movies in general. But most poker movies are not very good. Obviously Rounders is a good one. But my favorite poker movie is High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story. It starts Michael Imperioli(Christopher from The Sopranos) as Stuey and he does an amazing job. I also really like that movie because Stu Ungar is, in my opinion, the greatest poker player ever, as well as my favorite player ever. But anyone who hasn't seen it, should definitely check it out.

Yeah, I forgot to add it, it is still on my computer - damn good movie :icon_thum

 

[thaysen13]

Rounders is a great movie about poker it is really nice