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Off topic I know, but I wanted to see what are some good movies you guys like that involve betting within the story?

 

Right off the top of my head I like the following:

 

- Kingpin (1996) w/ Woody Harrelson and Bill Murray

- Poolhall Junkies (2002) w/  Mars Callahan, Christopher Walken and Chazz Palminteri

 
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Quote Originally Posted by ckattar8:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcsdAwqZ-WI

 

wow how did i forget this, haven't seen this in forever! Ill add it to my que

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From 1961 ''The Hustler''. Starring Paul Newman, George C. Scott, and Jackie Gleason as ''Minnesota Fats''. The best movie ever about pool and there have been some good ones. Also ''The Cincinnati Kid'' from the sixties starring Steve McQueen and Edward G. Robinson in a movie about a marathon poker game. Two of the best movies about gambling.

 
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Casino

 
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let it ride

 
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Money Kings!

 
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Quote Originally Posted by ckattar8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcsdAwqZ-WI   wow how did i forget this, haven't seen this in forever! Ill add it to my que

I liked Two for the Money. I have been meaning to pop the DVD in for some time.

 
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Hangover when what’s his name won 84 k at the black jack table. Counting cards

 
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 I remember in " CaddyShack " Lou Loomis is calling in MLB bets maybe the first time he is on screen

  "Hardball ---- Keanu Reeves' character has a $12,000 bet on a Bulls game he barely wins.. There is a great part where he is sweating out the bet in the 4th Quarter

  Bronx Tale - There is the scene where a young C is the shooter in a craps game and rolls like a champ, and later on when he is 18 he is at the track with Sonny and Crew and they lose a race bet because the dreaded Mush has the same horse

 There is a great Deleted Scene in " Ground Hog Day " where Bill Murray is in a bar knocking in every pool ball in sight ,and he schools 2 dumb locals 

 
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Quote Originally Posted by Runnin Mitch:

I remember in " CaddyShack " Lou Loomis is calling in MLB bets maybe the first time he is on screen   "Hardball ---- Keanu Reeves' character has a $12,000 bet on a Bulls game he barely wins.. There is a great part where he is sweating out the bet in the 4th Quarter   Bronx Tale - There is the scene where a young C is the shooter in a craps game and rolls like a champ, and later on when he is 18 he is at the track with Sonny and Crew and they lose a race bet because the dreaded Mush has the same horse  There is a great Deleted Scene in " Ground Hog Day " where Bill Murray is in a bar knocking in every pool ball in sight ,and he schools 2 dumb locals

 

Just like in a Bronx tale, I have a buddy who my friends and I call “kiss of death” as whenever we are on the same side on a bet I lose lmao

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Owning Mahowny - Phillip Seymour Hoffman plays a banker from Toronto who embezzles funds to go to Atlantic City. Also likes to bet home teams in the National League and away teams in the American for a dime a piece regardless 

OWNING MAHOWNY CLIP 1 - YouTube

great movie 

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another one worth a look is Bookies with Johnny Galecki and Nick Stahl 

 

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This is great, thanks for all the suggestions, Ill try and knock a couple of these out over the weekend 

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Bad Lieutenant with Harvey Keitel

The Stu Unger Story. there's 2 of those. 1 was High Roller with Michael Imperioli.

 
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The Gambler with James Caan.

 
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The Cooler with William Macy, Alec Baldwin & Maria Bello who is sexier as hell in this flick. 

Macy plays this loser who brings his crappy luck to negatively impact a hot roller just being around them. It's terribly sad but has a great ending.

 

The Longshot is a hilarious movie with Tim Conway, Harvey Korman & JACK Weston. They borrow money to bet on what they think is a fixed horse race.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8hIA6HOxKk

 
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Simpson's... Krusty betting on basketball

 
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1] The Sting

2] Oceans Eleven

3] California Split

 
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Quote Originally Posted by BeSharp:

2 for the money with Al Pacino & Matthew MCconohay..however you spell his name.

Boo this man!

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Quote Originally Posted by KyBraveFan:

From 1961 ''The Hustler''. Starring Paul Newman, George C. Scott, and Jackie Gleason as ''Minnesota Fats''. The best movie ever about pool and there have been some good ones. Also ''The Cincinnati Kid'' from the sixties starring Steve McQueen and Edward G. Robinson in a movie about a marathon poker game. Two of the best movies about gambling.

One of my all-time favorite movies. It's really not about pocket billiards at all. They don't make 'em like this anymore.

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Like Lennon said, James Caan in The Gambler. So many classic scenes

 

A great recent one is Mississippi Grind

 
 
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