Top 5 Gambling Movies
For some reason, the onset of fall, and believe me, the nights are starting to get chilly, says to me its time to go to Vegas and gamble. I’m not sure why, I’m not a huge gambler, but I’ve been known to play some slots. And a lot of roulette. A little bit of craps. I haven’t yet dared to gamb Any how, the changing weather got me thinking of my favorite gambling movies. This is what I came up with. What did I miss?
Rounders – 1998
Croupier - 1998
The Hustler – 1961
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels – 1998
The Grifters – 1990
What was up with gambling in film in the late nineties? Poor Angelica Houston looks like she lost out on the best casino bonus. I’ll admit, some of these have pretty thin links to gambling. At least not in the traditional,sense of the word. But I feel like they still fit the genre. What are you favorites? What did I miss!?
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What, 21 didn’t make the list? Or Ocean’s Eleven? Those are the only other gambling movies I can think of.
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Ah, The Grifters is pure joy. Bening especially is excellent.
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Um, Casino? Joe fucking Pesci?
I’d have put Intacto and 13 (Tzameti) on my list, but this is still a good un!
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Rounders and The Hustler are musts, of course. I am happy to see Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels as well, but I agree that Casino is a glaring omission. Still a fun list though.
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@ Jessica – Shame on you. Shame on you.
@ Andrew – I know, right? I’m always amazed at how many people have not seen that movie.
@ Ben – Yeah…. I suck.
@ Paragraph – I’ve actually never heard of either of those. But if they’re only your best of list, I will be adding them to my Netflix queue.
@ Eric – Yeah…. I can’t believe I missed Casion.