Tag: gambling

  • The Winner

    A long lucky streak makes a nice guy the target of opportunists like his brother, his girlfriend, and some guys from New Jersey.

  • How to Meet the Lucky Stars

    How to Meet the Lucky Stars is a 1996 Hong Kong film and the final film in the Lucky Stars film series. Featuring the “Lucky Stars” Sammo Hung (in a supporting role and another role as a cop), Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, Richard Ng, Michael Miu and new cast member Vincent Lau as Hung’s younger…

  • Sgt. Bilko

    The US army is known for churning out lean mean fighting machines intent on protecting our great nation. Sergeant Ernie Bilko is the leader of a ragtag group of the sorriest soldiers ever to enlist in the armed forces.

  • God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage

    Ko Chun is betrayed by his mentor in the middle of the ‘God of Gambler’ contest, and his friends vow to help him take revenge on the back-stabber.

  • Hard Eight

    A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

  • The Cincinnati Kid

    An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.

  • My Name Is Nobody

    Nobody is a top gambler who falls for a blind model named Bitter. However, his buddy Chun sets him up and beats him, causing Nobody to lose his sight. Now, Nobody must seek revenge while managing his feelings for Bitter, who has regained her eyesight.

  • Dinner Rush

    One unlucky evening, Louis Cropa, a part-time bookmaker, discovers that his restaurant has become a hotbed of conflicting characters. In addition to having to please a whiny food critic, Louis must fend off a hostile takeover from a pair of gangsters, to whom his sous-chef is in debt. Further, Louis has an argument with his…

  • Conman in Tokyo

    Jersey is a popular gambler in Mongkok. One day, he takes a trip to Japan with her girlfriend, Nancy, they come to Chinese resaurant. Suddenly, a gang of Japanese triads comes in and starts a fight. Just at the moment when he is in danger, the restaurant owner uses a special card – casting skill…

  • HIGH CARD

    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…

  • Oscar and Lucinda

    After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine obsession with gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a rich Australian heiress shopping in London for materials for her newly acquired glass factory back home. Deciding to travel to Australia as a missionary, Oscar meets Lucinda aboard…

  • Vegas Vacation

    The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.

  • The Conman

    A man kills an assassin by accident and when he gets out of prison, the victim’s brother attempts to avenge his death.

  • Croupier

    Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the…

  • Snake Eyes

    All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It’s up to him and lifelong friend, Naval intelligence agent Kevin Dunne, to uncover the conspiracy behind the killing. At every turn, Santoro makes increasingly shocking discoveries that even he can’t turn a blind eye to.

  • Buffalo ’66

    Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.

  • Rounders

    A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.

  • Bang, Boom, Bang

    Bank robber Kalle Grabowski escapes from prison while his unemployed smalltime crook buddy is sitting around doing nothing after he just lost all their money. A fast paced comedy from German director Peter Thorwarth.

  • The Girl on the Bridge

    It’s night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yearning to drown her sorrows. Out of nowhere someone takes an interest in her. He is Gabor, a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The girl, Adele, has never been lucky…

  • The Conmen in Vegas

    Three conmen are assigned to help the Chinese government capture a legendary swindler in Las Vegas and they will not be arrested in return for their aid.

  • Bleacher Bums

    They’re known as the Bleacher Bums, a loud and proud group of fans who watch their team’s games from the stadium’s cheap seats. Most of them have been attending for years, tirelessly rooting for a team that never seems to win. They know each other, but that’s no guarantee that they’ll get along. As the…