Best Movies That Feature Betting or Gambling?

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sheetsadam1 — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 03:30 AM)

Road movies! Not a comprehensive list I'm putting any real thought into, just going off the top of my head of some that stand out to me.
Easy Rider
(obviously)
The Muppet Movie
(directly referenced in my work-in-progress btw )
Paris, Texas
Five Easy Pieces
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
National Lampoon's Vacation
Thelma and Louise
Two-Lane Blacktop
(Warren Oates is amazing)
Dumb and Dumber
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
The Last Detail
Harry and Tonto
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Sophienoire — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 03:18 AM)

Straight Time
missing tho, hm? how come?
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FionaRay — 7 months ago(August 08, 2025 03:32 PM)

Haven't seen anything like this in a long time

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Sophienoire — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 01:20 AM)

Molly's Game
(2017)
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LivingDeadBoy️ — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 01:21 AM)

This was a great movie!
Fidelio♟️

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Sophienoire — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 02:03 AM)

surprisingly so, yes!
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FionaRay — 7 months ago(August 08, 2025 03:33 PM)

oh sofia I share your taste. I like it too

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Based_AF — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 01:22 AM)

The Hustler
Cool Hand Luke
Trading Places
Pig

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Sophienoire — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 01:23 AM)

The Shanghai Gesture
(1941)
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Sophienoire — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 01:25 AM)

The Killing
(1956)
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sheetsadam1 — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 01:48 AM)

Another great one. I lowkey like it more than some of his later, more acclaimed films.
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Sophienoire — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 01:26 AM)

Pale Flower
(1964)
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Sophienoire — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 01:27 AM)

Bay of Angels
(1963)
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Sophienoire — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 01:31 AM)

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
(1971)
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Sophienoire — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 01:32 AM)

Maverick
(1994)
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sheetsadam1 — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 01:42 AM)

Two of the great directors of our time taking a crack at the same basic motifs. Both involve gambling and emotionally fragile police officers, but the latter film is by no means a remake.
Bad Lieutenant
(1992; Abel Ferrara)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
(2009; Werner Herzog)
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MiniMasterpieceTheater — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 01:49 AM)

I was watching the sting tonight…so I'm gonna say the sting
Cold comfort for change? Did you exchange
A walk-on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?

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Hepocles — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 03:20 AM)

Passenger 57
Alba gu bràth

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Joc Spader — 8 months ago(July 30, 2025 04:10 AM)

Is this the movie where Wesley Snipes says "always bet on black!"?
Trading Places will always be the best movie ever about speculating.
Tell you what…When I send my ex-wife her money…you can lick the stamps.