Diamanttyven Franky ankommer til London med en værdifuld sten, men lokkes ud i en fælde via en ulovlig boksekamp. Samtidig må boksepromoteren Tyrken håndtere kaosset, da den uforudsigelige sigøjnerbokser Mickey vender op og ned på planerne.
1920'ernes Hollywood er gennemsyret af dekadence, depravation og umådeholden overflod. Byen tiltrækker ambitiøse drømmere, men langt de fleste drømme bliver knust.
Eks-bookmakeren Sam 'Ace' Rothstein bliver i starten af 1970'erne sendt til Las Vegas for at styre mafiakasinoet Tangiers. Korruptionen trives, Ace gør det godt, og han formår at holde en respektabel facade. Han gifter sig med luksusluderen Ginger og nyder det søde liv. Men i kulissen spøger problemerne. Ginger er stadig draget af en gammel elsker, mens Aces ven, gangsteren Nicky Santoro, sætter Vegas på den anden ende.
Engang var Nick Wild konge af kasinoerne i Las Vegas! Men den notoriske storgambler har ramt bunden, og nu lever han på skyggesiden af syndens by! For at overleve tilbyder han hårdtslående håndlangerservice for sine venner. Men da han overværer et brutalt overfald, kommer han på kollisionskurs med mafiaen. Men Jason Statham spiller hovedrollen, så hvem bekymrer sig om plottet? Vi vil bare se ham uddele øretæver.
Bronx i 1960erne er et hårdt miljø at vokse op i for en ung knægt som Calogero, der ender med at blive fanget mellem to mænd. På den ene side hans far, buschaufføren Lorenzo, som ikke ejer andet end sin ære. På den anden side, mafiabossen Sonny, som ejer hele kvarteret. Efter Calogero ser Sonny skyde en anden mand, nægter han at vidne og vinder dermed Sonnys tillid. Hurtigt lokkes han ind i en verden på den forkerte side af loven. I løbet af de kommende år spreder mafiaens magt sig mere og mere i området, og Lorenzo kæmper en ulige kamp for at redde sin søn fra kriminaliteten. Men der kommer en dag, hvor Calogero må vælge mellem at fortjene respekt - som sin far – eller at tage den med magt - som Sonny!
'Uncut Gems' handler om en karismatisk jueveler fra New York, der er på udkig efter sin næste store kup. Han satser alt, men han presses fra alle sider, og må både balancere familie og modstandere, mens han skal udføre en nærmest umulig opgave.
Demi Moore og Woody Harrelson spiller Diana og David Murphy, et par som er hårdt spændt for og satser på lidt held i spil på en hurtig tur til Las Vegas. Men oddsene bliver pludselig meget mere interressante da milliardæren John Gage (Robert Redford) forhøjer indsatsen til absolut økonomisk frihed. Prisen? En lidenskabelig nat med Diana. Udbyttet? En rund millon dollars. Men hvad der synes at være en hurtig og enkel løning på deres økonomiske problemer skaber flere uoverensstemmelser end parret havde regnet med da Gages overbevisende tilbud sætter tillid, kærlighed og tiltrækning på spil. Fra den roste instruktør Adrian Lyne (Farligt begær, Flashdance) kommer her en film om et fascinerende moralsk spil, et spil hvor hver deltager han sin strategi og sine spilleregler.
En slem skade tvinger skiløberen Molly Bloom til at droppe sporten. Men Molly har andre talenter. Hun bliver en succesrig værtinde for verdens mest eksklusive pokerspil med puljer på millioner og filmstjerner og forretningsmoguler blandt spillerne. Desværre vil den russiske mafia også spille med, og Molly anholdes og sigtes for hvidvask og ulovlig spilvirksomhed. Nu er forsvarsadvokaten Charlie Jaffey hendes eneste håb.
Ben Campell er et matematisk geni. Han vil studere på Harvard, men mangler 300.000 dollars for at betale for studiet. Heldigvis har Bens lærer, den excentriske Mickey, et attraktivt tilbud. Ben kan blive medlem af en lyssky Blackjack-bande. De mangler en til at tælle kort i Vegas, hvor de svindler sig til store summer på deres weekendture. Men Bens møde med livet i Las Vegas er ikke uden nye udfordringer.
Hvordan bliver en irsk knægt uden fremtidsmuligheder en del af 1700-tallets engelske adel? For Barry Lyndon er svaret: Ved hjælp af alle kneb. Han er på ingen måde tilfreds med sin ydmyge herkomst og opvækst, så han er fast besluttet på at søge lykke, magt og penge ved at drage ud i verden. Gennem held, handlekraft og romantiske eskapader lykkes det Barry at blive en holden mand i det krigshærgede Europa i 1700-tallet. Men i processen er han også blevet kold og beregnende, og prisen for succes viser sig at være høj.
Ming er en koldblodig morder, der er begyndt at bekymre sig om de risici, jobbet medfører, og vil gerne holde op. Hans agent, hende som både booker hans opgaver og som bliver forelsket i ham, overtaler ham til et udføre en sidste opgave.
Mahowny arbejder i en bank, hvor han en dag er så heldig at få adgang til en kundes millionkonto. Så ryger alle hæmninger. Under et besøg i Las Vegas glemmer han helt sin kønne forlovede. I Atlantic City fører kasinomanden Victor Foss’ forsøg på at friste Mahowny med en prostitueret blot til konstateringen af, at den eneste kvinde, der frister Mahowny er fru Fortuna. Over 10 millioner dollars får Mahowny spillet væk på ingen tid og før banken aner uråd. Det er det største bankbedrageri, det er lykkedes en enkelt person at udføre i Canada nogensinde. Den utrolige historie er nemlig sand.
Advokatspiren Mike McDermott og vennen Worm er notoriske pokerspillere og ludomaner i højeste potens. Mike er et psykologisk og intelligent geni, Worm er "mekaniker", dvs. snyder sig til den gode hånd. Da Worm får efterhånden stablet en enorm gæld på benene og benene er præcis hvad det umage par må tage på nakken, for at slippe ud af gælden med livet i behold.
Shaft er iskold og sort. Og så er han den sejeste privatdetektiv i New York. Derfor er det også en stor fejltagelse, da nogle bavianer sprænger hans gode ven, bedemanden Cal, i stumper og stykker. Den slags gør man ikke ustraffet, og Shaft går straks i aktion for på sin vanlige direkte facon at eksekvere lidt cool retfærdighed.
Litteraturprofessoren Jim Bennett er uforbederlig ludoman. Han skylder det lokale kasino en anselig sum og får en uge til at betale. Men Jim lever og ånder for at satse stort. Han låner penge af gangsteren Neville og stiller sit eget liv som sikkerhed. Efterhånden som fristen udløber, søger Jim dybere ned i underverdenen og bliver stadig mere kynisk i sin handlemåde. Mark Wahlberg spiller hovedrollen i dette remake af 1974 filmen af sammen navn, med James Caan.
The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an organized wild-west civilized town. The story focuses on the real-life characters Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen.
Kaiji Itou is a good-for-nothing loiterer who spends his days drinking beer and stealing hubcaps—that is, until he ends up being tricked by his former co-worker. Unable to suddenly repay his friend's huge debt all by himself, Kaiji is offered a shady deal to participate in an illegal underground gamble on a cruise ship. This turns out to be nothing more than the beginning of his new life of hell—thrown headlong into a life-threatening roller coaster of mind games, cheating, and deceit.
This sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.
Bored with life and considering the real world to be just a “crappy game,” savvy sibling shut-ins Sora and Shiro have withdrawn into their own fantasy world filled with video games. However, one day they find themselves summoned to another world by a boy who calls himself “God,” their abilities are about to be put to the ultimate test! Now not only their fates — but the fate of all of humanity — will be decided by a series of games that may just be the hardest these super-geniuses have ever faced!
Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It's reading your opponent, the art of the deal. What better way to hone those skills than with a rigorous curriculum of gambling? At Hyakkaou Private Academy, the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. But when Yumeko Jabami enrolls, she's gonna teach these kids what a high roller really looks like!
There is a place after death that’s neither heaven nor hell. A bar that serves you one chance to win. You cannot leave until the game is over, and when it is, your life may be too.
At a private school where gambling determines social status, a skillful new student with a mysterious past is shaking things up — and betting on revenge.
A rising-star restaurateur is forced into New York's criminal underworld when his chaotic brother returns to town with loan sharks on his trail.
Nangou is a compulsive gambler who has accumulated debt over three million yen. In a last ditch attempt to clear his record, he decides to wager his life on a game of mahjong with the mafia. Unfortunately, as the game progresses, Nangou only moves further from the prize and closer to death. When all hope seems lost, the game parlor is suddenly intruded upon by Shigeru Akagi, a young boy on the run from the police. Desperate to turn the game around, Nangou hands the game over to Akagi after teaching him a few of the rules. The mafia can only smirk as Akagi sits down to play. However, they soon come to learn that Akagi is a natural born gambler. An imposing figure who does not fear death. One who is destined to become a legend.
Not a lot of people know that one of the most talented and ruthless Mahjong players in the city is a young high school boy. Kei is a teenager of few words, but his observation skills, unwavering will and experience in the game allows him to survive in a world full of powerful, rich and dangerous characters. Kei is currently hiding a girl named Amina who has entered the country illegally and protecting her from being deported. He spends his days sleeping through class and his nights playing high stakes Mahjong, waiting for when a worthy opponent arrives.
Children from influential families in politics and businesses attend the Hyakkaou Private Academy. There, the hierarchy of the students are classified by a series of games. Students that win the games are on the ruling side and the students who lose become slaves. One day, a mysterious girl, Yumeko Jabami (Minami Hamabe), is transferred to Hyakkaou Private Academy. She looks pure and pretty, but she is actually a compulsive gambler and seeks out the thrill of taking calculated risks.
When a judicial apprentice goes behind bars while on an undercover job, he plays the hand he’s dealt to survive prison and get his payback.
Chai Foon-Cheung has not won a single game since his defeat in the World Poker Championship twenty years ago. It is the bad luck he has had all these years that has earned him a job in the casino. Ironically, the man who hires him is one of his then competitors Kiu Ching-Cho.
Fourland Kingdom is an island nation in the North Atlantic. In this country, there are 52 X-Playing Cards, considered the origin of playing cards. A card with a unique supernatural ability can gift its abilities to a qualified person: the player. One day, the X-Playing Cards in government's custody were spread all over Fourland leading to troubles caused by the supernatural abilities of the players with cards across the country. The king secretly assigns Pinochle, one of the top corporations of the nation, to a mission, to collect the cards that are causing all the chaos in the country.
Mr. Lucky is a CBS adventure/drama television series that aired from October 24, 1959, to June 18, 1960, with repeats until September 3. Blake Edwards developed the program as a retooling of his Willie Dante character from Four Star Playhouse, where the role was played by studio boss Dick Powell. In the 1960–1961 season, Howard Duff assumed the role of Willie Dante in the NBC adventure/drama series Dante. Mr. Edwards directed and co-wrote the first episode of Mr. Lucky, and the credits of the first eighteen episodes included "Entire production supervised by Blake Edwards." Jack Arnold produced the show and directed fifteen of the thirty-four episodes. Henry Mancini's smooth theme music for the show reached Number 21 in the US singles charts. He released two successful LP's based on the show, Mr. Lucky and Mr. Lucky Goes Latin.
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Kimimaro works two jobs to make ends meet. He could go from pauper to prince in a parallel world called the Financial District—if he’ll invest his future as collateral in a dangerous game. Winning gets you more wealth, but losing could erase you from existence. When the destructive forces at play compel Kimimaro to confront the most powerful player, can he save the real world from total collapse?
An action-packed Las Vegas thriller about a former military operative turned security expert who is drawn into a high-stakes game where an organization of wealthy individuals gamble on his ability to stop some of the biggest crimes imaginable from playing out. Can he take them down from the inside and get revenge for the death of his wife, or is it true what they say: the House always wins.
London cop and compulsive gambler Harry Clayton is on the verge of losing everything. On the night when his huge debts are to be called in, he meets the enigmatic Eve, who gives him a mysterious bracelet said to endow the wearer with immense luck. Harry's fortunes suddenly begin to shift, but he also soon finds himself sucked into a sinister crime wave sweeping through the city.
A drama set in the world of horse racing focusing on lives of owners, jockeys, trainers and gamblers who are all tied to the same horse track.
