[Sorry couldn't find a better place to put this thread]

Could anyone suggest some good quality movies out there that revolve around poker? I've seen a couple, such as Rounders, but I'm sure there's more out there that are better.

1.Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
2.Rounders
3.California Split
4.The Sting
5.The Cincinnati Kid
6.Kaleidoscope

Don't bet on it. And that's not because Rounders is all that good.

My new favorite is "The Grand" with Woody Harrelson.

In fact I think I'll watch it again right now

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the grand is pretty funny, but seriously, after all these while, i doubt poker makes a good story

A Big Hand for the Little Lady 1966

Often forgotten fun movie.

Lucky You

Maverick is probably my favorite one.

Casino Royale

Why? Because if James Bond loses the government will have directly financed terrorism.

Actually it's my favorite movie of all time, just ignore James Bond slowrolling and the slightly outrageous poker hands.

Poker King

I thought was pretty good, it's in Cantonese though (has English subs)

Argh, Noooooooooooooooo

While some of the poker scenes are pretty good, this movie is so loaded with extra cheese it is sickening. It also portrays the main character as a complete degen douchebag stealing stuff from his housemate. It's really a chick flick masquerading as a poker movie.

I think I made it 10 minutes b4 switching off.

How about 21 isn't that a good movie

california split is the best gambling movie ever, and second best poker movie behind rounders....lucky you was bad but it did have some good vegas scenes and it brings back a time for some of us before the moneymaker effect, when you could walk in a room and not have 25 1/2nl tables....the grand to me that is an awful movie. but watch them all and make your own call

There was no poker in Lock, Stock.

It was a good movie but it wasn't a poker movie. It was about expert card counters in Blackjack.

Rounders is the best one.

Matt Damon + Edward Norton = +EV

Anyone seen Shade (2003)? Some interesting plots, i give it 3/5. (my current avatar is from Shade's opening title)

there was poker in lock stock

thats what the story is based on

some guy plays 3handed4rollz and gets cheated then owes 100k or something to a gang type geazer

It's not poker, it's a very different game called three card brag.

ohh ryt

I've written an award winning Vegas/poker themed screenplay entitled "Vegas Knights". In my thread on it --

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/34...movies-701047/

-- I talked a little why I think some poker themed movies didn't do that good at the box office (and it usually has nothing to do with poker). I really do believe my script is the poker themed movie everyone has been waiting for but its hard to get people with clout to even read it. The judges at the Nevada Film Festival liked it but they don't have the clout to get it made. But all it takes though is one person with clout who likes it so I'll keep at it (and yes I am contacting agencies). If anybody knows anyone in the film business like the ones in post #164 of my thread above feel free to private message me.

I thought "The Cincinnati KId" was good, but then all a director really had to do was show a close up of Steve McQueen's eyes and it would be a good scene. He really had star power. Of course it is easy to be a critic but I think casting might have been a part of the reason movies like Deal and "Lucky You" didn't make it. I think there were other reasons like plot, characterization, etc.

I also think one of the reasons some poker scenes are not good is it seems everything is so dark and drab. There should be a lot of light, action, and background noise like there is in a real casino.

Lucky You was bad, true. But if its the middle of the night and you dont have anything else to do.. its... yeah, still pretty bad

I think for there to be a successful poker themed movie poker has to be secondary to what is going on in the character's lives. The audience must care about the character. Did you care about the Huck character in Lucky You or the Burt Reynold's character in Deal.

I think that was a reason why "21" was successful, because you cared about the nice guy protagonist and there was a lot of action away from the tables.