Snatch (2000), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), Kid Galahad (1937), White Men Can't Jump (1992), Two for the Money (2005), The Cannonball Run (1981), Fighting (2009), Play It to the Bone (1999) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Betting movies.
Storyline: Turkish and his close friend/accomplice Tommy get pulled into the world of match fixing by the notorious Brick Top. Things get complicated when the boxer they had lined up gets badly beaten by Mickey, a 'pikey' ( slang for an Irish Gypsy)- who comes into the equation after Turkish, an unlicensed boxing promoter wants to buy a caravan off the Irish Gypsies. They then try to convince Mickey not only to fight for them, but to lose for them too. Whilst all this is going on, a huge diamond heist takes place, and a fistful of motley characters enter the story, including 'Cousin Avi', 'Boris The Blade', 'Franky Four Fingers' and 'Bullet Tooth Tony'. Things go from bad to worse as it all becomes about the money, the guns, and the damned dog.
Plot Keywords: crime, comedy, gangster, british, violence, heist, underworld ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In an airport waiting room, a man in a wheelchair tells a stranger a story about a fixed horse race in 1979 that resulted in a family's deaths. In Manhattan, two bookies and the son of a Mob boss die. A young man just out of the shower answers the door to a neighbor woman and explains that he's visiting, has had a bad week, including being mugged, and doesn't know where his pal, who lives there, is. The neighbor is chatty; she's a coroner. Two thugs arrive and, believing the visitor to be the guy who lives there, take him to see the boss with the dead son, who tells him to kill the son of his Mob rival. Mistaken identity? What connects the threads? Cops are watching.
Plot Keywords: crime, thriller, mystery, black comedy, revenge, action, violence ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When a bellhop knocks out fighter Chuck McGraw, promoter Nick Donati realizes he's a potential champ. "Kid Galahad" justifies Nick's confidence, but Nick's mistress Fluff falls for him; in turn, the Kid falls for Nick's young sister. Now overprotective brother Nick turns against his new fighter, leading to a near- disastrous title fight and a murderous confrontation.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: boxing, sports, drama, romance, gangster, inspirational, classic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Billy and Sydney think they're the best basketball hustlers in town, so when they join forces, nothing can stop them, except each other. To add to their problems, Billy owes money and is being chased by a pair of gangster types.
Plot Keywords: comedy, sports, street culture, competition, friendship, race relations, los angeles ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Brandon Lang loves football: an injury keeps him from the pros, but his quarterback's anticipation makes him a brilliant predictor of games' outcomes. Needing money, he leaves Vegas for Manhattan to work for Walter Abrams advising gamblers. Walter has a doting wife, a young daughter, and a thriving business, but he has problems: a bum heart, a belief he's a master manipulator, and addictions barely kept in check. He remakes Brandon, and a father-son relationship grows. Then, things go awry. Walter may be running a con. The odds against Brandon mount.
Plot Keywords: gambling, sports, usa, drama, crime, thriller, money ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This comedy movie brings Burt Reynolds, Sir Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. and an all-star cast to the starting line of the ultimate auto race, a madcap cross-country scramble that roars full-speed ahead. This action-comedy was inspired by an actual event: the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an anything goes, all-stops-out, and very much illegal, competition that has grown to legendary proportions within the last ten years.
Plot Keywords: action, comedy, adventure, road movie, 1980s, american film, crime ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Shawn MacArthur, the kind-hearted son of an Alabama wrestling coach, makes a grim living selling fake products on the streets of New York City. After dealing with thieving punks, he's discovered by bare-knuckle/street-fight manager Harvey Boarden. Shawn soon proves himself worthy and starts earning a small fortune, part of which he volunteers to spend on single mother Zulay Velez. Shawn doesn't cheat and that seems to be a major problem, notably after the arrival of his Alabama high-school rival.
Plot Keywords: action, fighting, street fighting, new york, inspirational, gangster, violence ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Two aging fighters in LA, friends, get a call from a Vegas promoter because his undercard fighters for a Mike Tyson bout that night are suddenly unavailable. He wants them to box each other. They agree as long as the winner gets a shot at the middleweight title. They enlist Grace, Cesar's current and Vinnie's ex girlfriend, to drive them to Vegas. On the trip, we see flashbacks to their previous title shots, their competitive friendship, and Grace's motivational wiles. (She has her own entrepreneurial dreams.) The fight itself is historic: ten rounds of savagery and courage. Who will win, who'll get the title shot, who gets Grace, and where will she find venture capital?
Plot Keywords: boxing, sports, comedy, road movie, friendship, competition, american film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Stock car racer Dave Owens plays into the hands of whiskey runners by agreeing to drive in a cross-country road race. He is assisted by Jane Harris and Sonny Leander Fox. Soon Dave and Sonny begin a friendly rivalry for Jane. Track action filmed at the Ascot and Saugus Raceways near Los Angeles, local color shot in Charlotte, North Carolina.—alfiehitchie
Plot Keywords: action, racing, adventure, crime, drama, thriller, sports ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Speed.. It's exhilaration. It's freedom. It's risk. And it's money, fast money: quickly won and quickly lost. For four young people speed is a way of life, but as they soon come to realize speed comes at a high cost. On the streets debts are not settled with cash, they are settled in blood.
Plot Keywords: action, racing, adventure, extreme sports, car culture, speed, passion ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Straight-laced Bryan agrees to drive his parents' luxury RV to Cabo over Christmas break, so they can fly down and drive back one way. Misadventures ensue when Bryan's wild friend, Todd, talks Bryan into bringing him along with two girls, Jessica and Lisa. Each has their own agenda - Todd wants to make a big score; Jessica wants to make an "extraordinary" film; Lisa wants to look up her father; and Bryan seeks sexual experience. The trouble starts when Todd makes a deal with a Mexican gangster, Jorge, to transport some contraband cell phones, which are then stolen by Jorge's rivals. The group takes refuge in a remote decaying resort, La Perla, which Lisa has inherited. When the RV is taken, the group comes up with a plan for Lisa to impersonate deceased Tex-Mex singing sensation, Lorena De Los Rios, for whom she is a dead ringer. Will the plan raise the money needed to save La Perla, rescue the RV, and fulfill their youthful agendas? The resolution is both surprising and magical.—Prankster Entertainment
Plot Keywords: adventure, action, racing, crime, suspense, thriller, road movie ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A man races against time to pay off a debtor who forces his girlfriend into prostitution. Two murderers show up and start killing the town's prostitutes. He meets a wealthy thug who he makes a deal with to get the money, but he might have just run out of time.—Webswinger
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, sci-fi, racing, thriller, crime, mystery ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A former cardsharp (Burt Reynolds) finds a way to get back in the game by forming an alliance with an up-and-coming poker player (Bret Harrison).
Plot Keywords: gambling, crime, suspense, drama, black comedy, deception, mind games ...
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