Best POKER movies
by sgarciamansilla | created - 10 May 2018 | updated - 2 weeks ago | PublicComplete list of movies, documentaries and TV series about poker.
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1. Rounders (1998)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama
A young, reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks, while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend and his commitments to law school.
Director: John Dahl | Stars: Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Gretchen Mol, John Malkovich
Votes: 137,109 | Gross: $22.91M
2. The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
TV-14 | 102 min | Drama
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Steve McQueen, Ann-Margret, Edward G. Robinson, Karl Malden
Votes: 14,348 | Gross: $15.26M
3. Lucky You (2007)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall, Phyllis Somerville
Votes: 19,721 | Gross: $5.76M
4. The Sting (1973)
PG | 129 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning
Votes: 227,793 | Gross: $159.60M
5. Molly's Game (2017)
R | 140 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.
Director: Aaron Sorkin | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera
Votes: 116,396 | Gross: $28.78M
6. The Grand (2007)
R | 104 min | Comedy
An improvisational comedy using a handful of actors playing characters competing in an actual poker tournament.
Director: Zak Penn | Stars: Woody Harrelson, David Cross, Dennis Farina, Cheryl Hines
Votes: 5,333 | Gross: $8.11M
7. Maverick (1994)
PG | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner, Graham Greene
Votes: 97,236 | Gross: $101.63M
8. High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (2003)
R | 110 min | Biography, Drama
The story of poker legend Stuey Ungar. A gambler by the age of 10, Ungar won millions playing card games.
Director: A.W. Vidmer | Stars: Al Bernstein, Andrew N.S. Glazer, Michael Imperioli, Brian Kaplan
Votes: 1,989
9. Deal (I) (2008)
PG-13 | 86 min | Drama
As an ex-gambler teaches a hot-shot college kid some things about playing cards, he finds himself pulled into the world series of poker, where his protégé is his toughest competition.
Director: Gil Cates Jr. | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Bret Harrison, Maria Mason, Shannon Elizabeth
Votes: 4,288 | Gross: $0.06M
10. KidPoker (2015 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Daniel Negreanu, the man, the legend, and the subject of this documentary that promises to take you into the mind and soul of one of the greatest poker players to have ever graced the felt.
Directors: Gary Davis, Francine Watson | Stars: Daniel Negreanu, Mike Negreanu, Oren Farkash, Regev Farkash
Votes: 690
11. Luna's Game (2001)
96 min | Drama
Luna plays poker for a living and decides to play with his father's killer.
Director: Mónica Laguna | Stars: Ana Torrent, Ernesto Alterio, Antonio Dechent, Manuel Morón
Votes: 170
12. Luckytown (2000)
R | 101 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
Kirsten Dunst plays a young woman (Lidda), who is searching for her father (James Caan). She finds herself at odds with her boyfriend who wants nothing but a carefree lifestyle.
Director: Paul Nicholas | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, James Caan, Vincent Kartheiser, Luis Guzmán
Votes: 862
13. Havana (I) (1990)
R | 144 min | Drama, Romance, War
In 1950s Cuba, a professional gambler falls for a woman heavily involved in the revolution movement.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Robert Redford, Lena Olin, Alan Arkin, Tomas Milian
Votes: 6,796 | Gross: $9.24M
14. La suerte en tus manos (2012)
R | 110 min | Comedy
A professional poker player seeks out an old flame after his marriage fizzles.
Director: Daniel Burman | Stars: Luis Brandoni, Norma Aleandro, Valeria Bertuccelli, Jorge Drexler
Votes: 520
15. Casino Royale (2006)
PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
After earning 00 status and a licence to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Votes: 552,504 | Gross: $167.45M
16. Runner Runner (2013)
R | 88 min | Crime, Thriller
When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.
Director: Brad Furman | Stars: Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton, Anthony Mackie
Votes: 59,018 | Gross: $19.32M
17. Shade (2003)
R | 101 min | Crime, Thriller
A group of hustlers encounter "The Dean" and pull off a successful sting that results in their pursuit by a vengeful gangster.
Director: Damian Nieman | Stars: Joe Nicolo, Carl Mazzocone Sr., George Tovar, Frank Medrano
Votes: 11,762 | Gross: $0.03M
18. Poker (2011)
TV-14 | 76 min | Thriller
Una comedia musical sobre un grupo de chicas guapas que se reúnen en México y deciden entrar en el mundo del espectáculo y hacen un pacto en que prometen de no involucrarse con los hombres.... See full summary »
Director: Juan Sebastian Valencia | Stars: Rafael Novoa, Juan Sebastián Aragón, Maria Tereza Barreto, Paula Barreto
Votes: 76
19. Mississippi Grind (2015)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
Down on his luck and facing financial hardship, Gerry teams up with younger charismatic poker player, Curtis, in an attempt to change his luck. The two set off on a road trip through the South with visions of winning back what's been lost.
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Yvonne Landry, Anthony Howard
Votes: 18,261 | Gross: $0.13M
20. All In (2006)
R | 98 min | Drama
Six medical students with unique talents pool their resources to win the World Series of Poker.
Director: Nick Vallelonga | Stars: Dominique Swain, Michael Madsen, Louis Gossett Jr., James Russo
Votes: 1,281
21. All In: The Poker Movie (2009)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary
A documentary focusing on why one of America's oldest games has had a renaissance in the past few years and why, for so many, poker is the way to chase the American Dream.
Director: Douglas Tirola | Stars: Karen Abbott, Peter Alson, Nick Brancato, Humberto Brenes
Votes: 426
22. The Music of Chance (1993)
R | 98 min | Drama
A thrill seeker agrees to help a shady professional gambler win a high stakes poker game. However, they lose and become captives of two eccentric rich men who decide to forcibly keep them on their remote gated ranch as indentured servants.
Director: Philip Haas | Stars: James Spader, Mandy Patinkin, M. Emmet Walsh, Charles Durning
Votes: 2,026 | Gross: $0.31M
23. Gutshot Straight (2014)
R | 85 min | Crime, Thriller
A gambler is drawn into a life of money and power to make a quick buck, but he quickly realizes he is part of a setup that could cost him his life.
Director: Justin Steele | Stars: George Eads, AnnaLynne McCord, Steven Seagal, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,371
24. The Poker Club (2008)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Four friends discover and accidentally kill a burglar -- who may not be alone -- in the kitchen during their weekly poker night.
Director: Tim McCann | Stars: Johnny Messner, Michael Risley, Jana Kramer, Lenny Levi
Votes: 361
25. Finder's Fee (2001)
R | 100 min | Drama, Thriller
A man finds a wallet containing a winning lottery ticket worth $6 million.
Director: Jeff Probst | Stars: Erik Palladino, Ryan Reynolds, Dash Mihok, Carly Pope
Votes: 2,107
26. The Big Blind (1999)
Tells the story of several poker players. Some of these players, such as Scotty (the professional player Scotty Nguyen) are in it for the money, and find themselves frequently winning pots.... See full summary »
Director: David James | Stars: Larry Weissman, Sylvain Cecile, Michael Christian, Marlene Cooper
Votes: 43
27. National Geographic Underground Poker NYC (2012 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Don Sikorski
Votes: 7
28. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime
A botched card game in London triggers four friends, thugs, weed-growers, hard gangsters, loan sharks and debt collectors to collide with each other in a series of unexpected events, all for the sake of weed, cash and two antique shotguns.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham
Votes: 506,569 | Gross: $3.90M
29. Freeze Out (2005)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
'Swingers' meets 'Rounders': A friendly poker game gets ugly when the host raises the stakes and everyone's dirty secrets are revealed.
Director: M.J. Loheed | Stars: Tom Sharpe, Laura Silverman, Greg Behrendt, Kristopher Logan
Votes: 35
30. Regalo di Natale (1986)
101 min | Drama
A group of former friends meets again after a very long time, in a Christmas night, with the intent of ripping off a rich industrialist in a game of Poker. Old hatreds and mistrusts conflict with the nostalgia for the lost friendships.
Director: Pupi Avati | Stars: Carlo Delle Piane, Diego Abatantuono, Gianni Cavina, George Eastman
Votes: 1,139
31. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
R | 135 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man, when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative.
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Seymour Cassel, Robert Phillips
Votes: 9,975
32. God of Gamblers (1989)
R | 126 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A master gambler loses his memory, and is befriended by a street hustler who discovers his supernatural gambling abilities.
Director: Jing Wong | Stars: Yun-Fat Chow, Andy Lau, Joey Wang, Charles Heung
Votes: 4,283
33. A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Western
Comedy western in which a traveler bets more money than he can afford in a poker game, and unusual events follow.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Paul Ford
Votes: 3,644
34. House of Games (1987)
R | 102 min | Crime, Thriller
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum, Lilia Skala
Votes: 19,404 | Gross: $2.59M
35. The Gambler (III) (2014)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Literature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation, is his relationship with one of his students. Will Bennett risk his life for a second chance?
Director: Rupert Wyatt | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, John Goodman, Brie Larson
Votes: 61,648 | Gross: $33.63M
36. Win It All (2017)
TV-MA | 88 min | Comedy
Eddie Garrett agrees to watch a duffel bag for an acquaintance who is heading to prison. When he discovers cash in the bag, he's unable to resist the temptation and winds up deeply in debt.... See full summary »
Director: Joe Swanberg | Stars: Jake Johnson, Rony Shemon, Morgan Ng, Edward Kaihatsu
Votes: 7,352
37. Poker Night (I) (2014)
TV-14 | 104 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When a new detective is caught by a vicious psychopath and locked in a basement, he must use the knowledge he learned from some of the best detectives at Poker Night, then match wits against his captor.
Director: Greg Francis | Stars: Beau Mirchoff, Ron Perlman, Giancarlo Esposito, Titus Welliver
Votes: 7,570
38. The Card Player (2004)
Not Rated | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A Rome policewoman teams up with a British Interpol agent to find a crafty serial killer whom plays a taunting game of cat-and-mouse with the police by abducting and killing young women and showing it over an Internet web cam.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Stefania Rocca, Liam Cunningham, Silvio Muccino, Adalberto Maria Merli
Votes: 4,765
39. Smokin' Aces (2006)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.
Director: Joe Carnahan | Stars: Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Joseph Ruskin
Votes: 133,452 | Gross: $35.66M
40. Revolver (2005)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Gambler Jake Green enters into a game with potentially deadly consequences.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, André Benjamin, Vincent Pastore
Votes: 85,892 | Gross: $0.08M
41. Poker Alice (1987 TV Movie)
92 min | Romance, Western
Alice Moffit, 'Poker Alice', has been disowned by her Boston family because of her incurable penchant for gambling. She is travelling the West with her cousin, John, when she wins a house ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Tom Skerritt, George Hamilton, Richard Mulligan
Votes: 150
42. Bob le Flambeur (1956)
PG | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After losing big, an aging gambler decides to assemble a team to rob a casino.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Roger Duchesne, Isabelle Corey, Daniel Cauchy, Guy Decomble
Votes: 9,767 | Gross: $0.02M
43. Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Jack loses $65000 in poker in Las Vegas, where he's marrying Betsy. The wedding'll have to wait as the poker winner wants the weekend with Betsy to cancel the debt. She accepts. Whom will she marry?
Director: Andrew Bergman | Stars: James Caan, Nicolas Cage, Sarah Jessica Parker, Pat Morita
Votes: 16,241 | Gross: $35.21M
44. California Split (1974)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
When a casual gambler befriends a professional one, he begins to mirror his life, sending both deeper into the sleazy gambling world where the stakes keep getting bigger.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: George Segal, Elliott Gould, Ann Prentiss, Gwen Welles
Votes: 4,721 | Gross: $10.90M
45. Kaleidoscope (1966)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Crime