To Live (1994), The Wild Pear Tree (2018), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), Soul Kitchen (2009), The Gambler (1974), Frozen River (2008), Owning Mahowny (2003), Croupier (1998) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Gambling Addiction movies.
Storyline: Down on his luck and facing financial hardship, Gerry teams up with a younger, charismatic poker player named Curtis in an attempt to change his luck. The two set off on a road trip through the South with visions of winning back what has been lost.
Plot Keywords: card game, crying man, cell phone, cell phone photograph, divorced parents, divorced man, divorcee ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Much to the consternation of the local townsfolk, the very rich Copper John Brodrick begins to develop a copper mine on Hungry Hill. He imports Cornish workers hoping to eventually entice the locals into working for him. His son, known as Greyhound John, isn't so sure anything will endear them to the locals. The opposition to the Brodricks is lead by the Donovan family and he gives them fair warning to stay off the property. When one of the protesters is killed while trying to help himself to some of the copper, the townspeople attack the facilities resulting in a great many more deaths - including one of Brodrick's sons, Henry - when the gunpowder store explodes. It marks the true beginning of a feud that will last for decades. Brodrick rebuilds his facilities and Greyhound John returns from London where he is studying the law after his sister tells him Fanny Rosa has also returned. A cave-in at the mine kills another member of the Donovan family but the younger John contracts typhoid and dies. Copper John lives on hoping his grandson Johnny will take over but he joins the army. When he finally inherits the estate, he has his own troubles to deal with.—garykmcd
Plot Keywords: pregnant, spanking, lie, spoiled child, mother son relationship, uniform, army ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Jim Bennett is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett's future. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance.
Plot Keywords: gambler, gambling, gambling debt, gambling addiction, kicked in the stomach, kicked in the chest, punched in the face ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Professional hit-man Charlie Wolfe finds himself in three tales of murder, blackmail and revenge after a botched contract assignment.
Plot Keywords: hitman, multiple deaths, camera shot of a woman's bare feet, quarry, stabbing, threatened with a knife, hand injury ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Phoebe and fellow American Julian Peters meet in Rome, find a lost dog, and agree to return it to Monte Carlo to split the five thousand dollar reward. Discovering the dog's owner dead, they panic and become fugitives. Other victims of misfortune also become suspects, as the plot twists and luck and judgment desert everyone.—<rth@ece.arizona.edu>
Plot Keywords: punctuation in title, lie, dysfunctional marriage, maid, butler, director cameo, running gag ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: James Sveck is a lonely youth in the summer before he goes off to college at Brown University. Apart from hanging with his grandmother, James prefers solitude. The story is told in first person narration, which helps give an intimate inside view of James as he works through his life at the therapy sessions which his parents insist he goes to. We learn about James's past and present through the stories he tells.—nico paholo paholo
Plot Keywords: grandmother grandson relationship, father son relationship, washington d.c., business card, plastic surgery, 17 year old, crush ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A man finds out that what you don't say to a friend is just as important as what you do is this story of how far you can bend a brotherly bond before it snaps. Since college, confirmed bachelor Ronny (Vaughn) and happily married Nick (James) have been through thick and thin. Now partners in an auto design firm, the pals are vying to land a dream project that would launch their company. Ronny's girlfriend Beth (Connelly) and Nick's wife Geneva (Ryder) are by their sides. But Ronny's world is turned upside-down when he catches Geneva out with another man and makes it his mission to get answers. As the amateur investigation dissolves into mayhem, he learns that Nick has his own secrets. With the clock ticking and pressure mounting on the biggest presentation of their careers, Ronny must decide whether to reveal the truth to his best friend.
Plot Keywords: husband wife relationship, hockey game, muscle car, chicago illinois, massage parlor, marital infidelity, marital problem ...
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