Gaming/Gambling
see all genres ›High stakes, casino glamour, compulsive behavior, criminal elements; with all these going for it (admittedly, not always at the same time), how could gambling miss as a prime subject for cinematic storytelling?
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The Man with the Golden Arm
Otto Preminger extracts a powerful performance from Frank Sinatra as Frankie Machine, a former drug addicted card dealer just out of detox and trying to establish a new career as a jazz drummer. Back in his old neighborhood Frankie finds it difficult to stay clean faced with...Watch Movie
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Storm
Twelve year-old Freddie lives with his father, a police officer. Freddie has no friends and is bullied. One day, when Freddie sees a dog being mistreated by his owner, he decides to do something about it. During a terrible storm, he abducts the dog and calls it Storm. Storm is an unusually fast...Watch Movie
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Out 1
In Paris, April 13th 1970, two theater groups each rehearse avant-garde adaptations of plays by Aeschylus. A young deaf-mute begs for change in cafes while playing the harmonica. A young woman seduces men in order to rob them. As a conspiracy develops, the protagonist's stories start to...Watch Movie
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The Lemon Grove Kids
To settle their differences, Slug, Gopher, and The Lemon Grove Kids agree to participate in a cross-country race with their neighborhood rivals, Killer Krump and The East Lemon Grove Kids. But Duke Mazarati, formerly a member of Slug's gang and now working for Big Ed Narzak,...Watch Movie
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Asso
On his wedding night, of all times, a husband appropriately named "Ace" (Adriano Celentano) gambles away the night at a local bar, and wins a handy amount of money. As Ace heads home to his waiting bride Silvia (Edwige Fenech), he is killed by a hired gun. When he reappears to see his wife, he...Watch Movie
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The Decoy
A rather complex interweaving of romance and crime is squeezed into one reel. A "respectable" couple of city "card sharpers" invite a distant country relative to visit, then use her as a pretty, unwitting decoy to lure rich victims. They flee town a step ahead of the law. At a resort, the...Watch Movie
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A Chess Dispute
Two friends at an outdoor café enjoy a game of chess (at least for a moment) in this British comedic short from Robert Paul, one of his country's leading film producers, operating under the auspices of his studio, Paul's Animatograph Works. The filmmaker's use of the stationary camera allows the...Watch Movie
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The Bet Collector
Amy, the family matriarch, makes ends meet by running a small convenience store out of her home. In a struggling economy, customers are scarce and without the help of her husband or pregnant daughter, she is forced to supplement the family income by collecting bets for an...Watch Movie
