Film je postavljen v Hollywood, v dobo jazza v dvajseta leta 20. stoletja, med prehodom iz nemih v zvočne filme, vključuje pa odlično igralsko zasedbo. Zgodba o prevelikih ambicijah in nezaslišanem presežku sledi vzponu in padcu številnih likov v obdobju nebrzdane dekadence, skrajne pokvarjenosti in razuzdanosti.
Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) je z igrami na srečo zasvojeni profesor angleščine, čigar kvartopirski dolgovi so vrtoglavi. Da bi se enkrat za vselej znebil nenehne grožnje izterjevalcev, si izposodi denar od gangsterja (Michael Kenneth Williams) ter zanj zastavi lastno življenje. Bennett, ki je vselej korak pred drugimi, svojega posojilodajalca spravi v nemilost vplivnega lastnika nelegalne mreže iger na srečo in mimogrede pri tem zakoliči patološki odnos s svojo premožno materjo (Jessica Lange). V kvartopirskem podzemlju nezakonitih stav je tudi tveganje skrajno; Bennett pa s svojo nepremišljenostjo nazadnje pritegne očetovsko pozornost oderuškega posojilodajalca Franka (John Goodman), ki ga skrbi za njegovo prihodnost. Medtem ko se v neprimerni zvezi zbliža s svojo študentko (Brie Larson), mora Bennett igrati na vse ali nič, da bi lahko dobil priložnost za odrešitev.
Franky je diamantni tat, ki mora svojemu šefu Aviju dostaviti ogromen kos, na poti pa ga Boris mika, da bi stavil na nezakonito boksarsko tekmo. V resnici je past, da ga tako oropajo, ko Avi izve, najame Tonyja, da najde Frankyja in diamanta. Frankyjeva žalostna usoda se kmalu odkrije, lov in ujetje manjkajočega dragulja pa vse privede v noro igro, ki tvega, da uidejo nadzoru, kjer se prevara, izsiljevanje in goljufije krvavo mešajo s psi, diamanti, bokserji in raznolikim orožjem v kaotično črno kosilo.
Nerazdružljiva ter najboljša prijatelja AJ in Moose se odločita voditi lokalno okrepčevalnico ob bazenu, potem ko propade njun načrt o prodaji domačega piva. Stvari pa se obrnejo, ko spoznata Brooke, svobodomiselno in kul reševalko, ki ne ogrozi le njune velike načrte, ampak tudi prijateljstvo.
Talentiranemu hazarderju Gerryju se začne nasmihati sreča, ko spozna Curtisa, mlajšega, karizmatičnega pokeraša, in ga prepriča, da se mu pridruži na potovanju do legendarne igre pokra z visokimi vložki v New Orleansu. Na poti se ustavljata v vsakem baru, igralnici ali biljardnici, ki jo najdeta, med njunimi vzponi in padci pa stketa pristno prijateljsko vez.
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.
Follow the hopes and dreams of four generations of a Korean immigrant family beginning with a forbidden love and crescendos into a sweeping saga that journeys between Korea, Japan and America to tell the unforgettable story of war and peace, love and loss, triumph and reckoning.
Online gamer siblings are thrust into a new realm where they must play to take over the world.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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?
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.
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.
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.
After a 20-year prison sentence in the Philippines, gambling king Gao Zhang returns to Hong Kong hoping to reunite with his family. However, his wife He Qi Jiao refuses to forgive him and demands that he leave immediately. Gao Zhang's sincere efforts eventually touch Qi Jiao's heart, and she allows him to stay at home for a month on the condition that he doesn't reveal his true identity as a gambler. Gao Zhang is relieved to see his eldest son Zhi Jun, twin daughters Bao Bao, and third son Yao Jiu successful in their careers. But he can't shake off his resentment towards the persistent advances of their landlord, Wen Tian Xiang, who has pursued Qi Jiao for 20 years. Gao Zhang tries various methods to prove that he has changed and hopes to rekindle their family bonds. During this time, Zhi Jun, driven by his pursuit of glamour, engages in speculative business ventures and accumulates a massive debt...
Set on Stonewalker First Nation, nestled comfortably beside an affluent beach community in Southern Manitoba.
The "jogo do bicho" (an illegal lottery of numbers) in Rio de Janeiro is controlled by families whose leaders are also patrons of samba schools. Two of these families are experiencing bloody wars of succession.
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.
