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1) Even money
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Description
The lives of nine individuals fate begin to increasingly entwine in a web of addiction and gambling, culminating at one critical moment where their lives will be lost or reclaimed. Struggling writer Kate loses her family's savings at a casino; a washed-up Vegas performer tries to help Kate regain her money; Clyde owes so much money to his dangerous bookie that he asks his NBA-destined nephew to throw a game.
3) The house
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
After Scott and Kate Johansen lose their daughter's college fund, they become desperate to earn it back so she can pursue her dream of attending a university. With the help of their neighbor Frank, they decide to start an illegal casino in his house.
Publisher
Studio Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2001
Description
Considered "lucky" after surviving a plane crash, a thief is recruited into an underground gambling ring where death and luck intermingle. Sam is the ring leader of a gang who discovers the theif's luck and attempts to "steal" it from him.
5) Bookie$
Publisher
DEJ Productions
Pub. Date
2004, 2002
Description
Three college buddies enter the high-stakes betting racket and when their greed gets in their way, they run afoul of the mob.
6) Let it ride
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2022, 1989.
Description
A nosy cab driver gets a hot tip on a race horse and wins big, but he can't seem to stop gambling. Will he go broke or walk home with a pretty penny?
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
When retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery, he and his wife Marge go on an exciting multi-million dollar winning spree to revive their small Michigan town. But when a selfish college student cheats the system, Jerry must find a way to make the game fair for all.
9) Volunteers
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
1985
Description
Tom Hanks and John Candy find themselves an unlikely pair out to do good or have fun trying with the Peace Corps in Thailand!
10) Dinner rush
Publisher
Access Motion Picture Group
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
At New York's hottest restaurant, things are really heating up. Owner and bookie Louis Cropa lost a friend to a mob hit and now his chef's gambling problem has brought the unwelcome mobsters into their restaurant.
Publisher
ESPN Original Entertainment ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Provides an inside look at professional poker and the seedy Las Vegas back rooms known only to the most dedicated gamblers. Don "The Matador" Everest is a champion poker-playing "king of the table." Facing off against the Matador is Eddie Towne, a hot-shot player driven by revenge, and Clark Marcellin, a young player out to de-throne the champ. Lee Nickel is a Midwestern sheriff looking for his brother's killer. Molloy is the head of a casino-owning...
Publisher
First Look Studios
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Avenging Angelo: Frankie is a tough-as-nails bodyguard who vows to protect the beautiful Jennifer, after her father, mafia kingpin Angelo is gunned down in cold blood. Now, with nowhere to turn, they must run for their lives, while being pursued by a murderous hit man determined to eliminate his target at all costs.
Eye see you: A brutal serial killer is targeting cops, and detective Malloy is on the trail. But now the killer is making it personal,...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Joy is dumped by her boyfriend and her friends recommend she take a vacation to Las Vegas to get him out of her mind. After Jack gets fired by his dad from the family business, he ends up in Vegas too. After a night of drinking, the two wake up the following morning to discover they have gotten married. One of them wins a $3 million jackpot--using the quarter of the other. Both want to end the marriage and keep the money. Having another idea, the...
14) 13
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment Australia [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
A man in desperate circumstances steals an envelope containing instructions for a mysterious job that promises a potential fortune. He assumes a false identity and participates, only to find himself a numbered participant in an underworld Russian roulette competition. The stakes are high, but the payout is more than he can resist. His only collateral is his life, and however long his luck can hold. What will it take to be the last man standing?
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