Nøgleord Gambling

1920'ernes Hollywood er gennemsyret af dekadence, depravation og umådeholden overflod. Byen tiltrækker ambitiøse drømmere, men langt de fleste drømme bliver knust.

Bronx i 1960erne er et hårdt miljø at vokse op i for en ung knægt som Calogero, der ender med at blive fanget mellem to mænd. På den ene side hans far, buschaufføren Lorenzo, som ikke ejer andet end sin ære. På den anden side, mafiabossen Sonny, som ejer hele kvarteret. Efter Calogero ser Sonny skyde en anden mand, nægter han at vidne og vinder dermed Sonnys tillid. Hurtigt lokkes han ind i en verden på den forkerte side af loven. I løbet af de kommende år spreder mafiaens magt sig mere og mere i området, og Lorenzo kæmper en ulige kamp for at redde sin søn fra kriminaliteten. Men der kommer en dag, hvor Calogero må vælge mellem at fortjene respekt - som sin far – eller at tage den med magt - som Sonny!

Diamanttyven Franky ankommer til London med en værdifuld sten, men lokkes ud i en fælde via en ulovlig boksekamp. Samtidig må boksepromoteren Tyrken håndtere kaosset, da den uforudsigelige sigøjnerbokser Mickey vender op og ned på planerne.

'Uncut Gems' handler om en karismatisk jueveler fra New York, der er på udkig efter sin næste store kup. Han satser alt, men han presses fra alle sider, og må både balancere familie og modstandere, mens han skal udføre en nærmest umulig opgave.

Eks-bookmakeren Sam 'Ace' Rothstein bliver i starten af 1970'erne sendt til Las Vegas for at styre mafiakasinoet Tangiers. Korruptionen trives, Ace gør det godt, og han formår at holde en respektabel facade. Han gifter sig med luksusluderen Ginger og nyder det søde liv. Men i kulissen spøger problemerne. Ginger er stadig draget af en gammel elsker, mens Aces ven, gangsteren Nicky Santoro, sætter Vegas på den anden ende.

Ben Campell er et matematisk geni. Han vil studere på Harvard, men mangler 300.000 dollars for at betale for studiet. Heldigvis har Bens lærer, den excentriske Mickey, et attraktivt tilbud. Ben kan blive medlem af en lyssky Blackjack-bande. De mangler en til at tælle kort i Vegas, hvor de svindler sig til store summer på deres weekendture. Men Bens møde med livet i Las Vegas er ikke uden nye udfordringer.

Ming er en koldblodig morder, der er begyndt at bekymre sig om de risici, jobbet medfører, og vil gerne holde op. Hans agent, hende som både booker hans opgaver og som bliver forelsket i ham, overtaler ham til et udføre en sidste opgave.

Demi Moore og Woody Harrelson spiller Diana og David Murphy, et par som er hårdt spændt for og satser på lidt held i spil på en hurtig tur til Las Vegas. Men oddsene bliver pludselig meget mere interressante da milliardæren John Gage (Robert Redford) forhøjer indsatsen til absolut økonomisk frihed. Prisen? En lidenskabelig nat med Diana. Udbyttet? En rund millon dollars. Men hvad der synes at være en hurtig og enkel løning på deres økonomiske problemer skaber flere uoverensstemmelser end parret havde regnet med da Gages overbevisende tilbud sætter tillid, kærlighed og tiltrækning på spil. Fra den roste instruktør Adrian Lyne (Farligt begær, Flashdance) kommer her en film om et fascinerende moralsk spil, et spil hvor hver deltager han sin strategi og sine spilleregler.

Engang var Nick Wild konge af kasinoerne i Las Vegas! Men den notoriske storgambler har ramt bunden, og nu lever han på skyggesiden af syndens by! For at overleve tilbyder han hårdtslående håndlangerservice for sine venner. Men da han overværer et brutalt overfald, kommer han på kollisionskurs med mafiaen. Men Jason Statham spiller hovedrollen, så hvem bekymrer sig om plottet? Vi vil bare se ham uddele øretæver.

Hvordan bliver en irsk knægt uden fremtidsmuligheder en del af 1700-tallets engelske adel? For Barry Lyndon er svaret: Ved hjælp af alle kneb. Han er på ingen måde tilfreds med sin ydmyge herkomst og opvækst, så han er fast besluttet på at søge lykke, magt og penge ved at drage ud i verden. Gennem held, handlekraft og romantiske eskapader lykkes det Barry at blive en holden mand i det krigshærgede Europa i 1700-tallet. Men i processen er han også blevet kold og beregnende, og prisen for succes viser sig at være høj.

Uadskillelige bedste venner AJ og Moose beslutter sig for at drive den lokale pools snackhytte, efter at deres plan om at sælge hjemmebrygget øl går i vasken. Tingene tager en drejning, da de møder Brooke, en ubesværet sej livredder, der sætter deres store planer og venskab på spil.

Montana lige efter århundrede skiftet. Her suser vinden stadig trolsk i løvet, bjergene rejser sig næsten majestætisk mod himlen og den utæmmede flod flyder ufortrødent fremad. Dette storslåede landskab udgør rammen for historien om brødrene Norman og Paul Maclean. Godt nok er de som dag og nat, men de elsker hinanden over alt på jorden. Som årene går glider de dog fra hinanden. Norman forlader byen og går seriøst ind for sine studier, mens Paul bliver tilbage og vier sit liv til sprut, spil og kvinder. Da de atter ses igen mange år senere, varer det kun kort tid før katastrofen rammer dem! Lykken varer ikke evigt - kun i vores erindring...

Litteraturprofessoren Jim Bennett er uforbederlig ludoman. Han skylder det lokale kasino en anselig sum og får en uge til at betale. Men Jim lever og ånder for at satse stort. Han låner penge af gangsteren Neville og stiller sit eget liv som sikkerhed. Efterhånden som fristen udløber, søger Jim dybere ned i underverdenen og bliver stadig mere kynisk i sin handlemåde. Mark Wahlberg spiller hovedrollen i dette remake af 1974 filmen af sammen navn, med James Caan.

En slem skade tvinger skiløberen Molly Bloom til at droppe sporten. Men Molly har andre talenter. Hun bliver en succesrig værtinde for verdens mest eksklusive pokerspil med puljer på millioner og filmstjerner og forretningsmoguler blandt spillerne. Desværre vil den russiske mafia også spille med, og Molly anholdes og sigtes for hvidvask og ulovlig spilvirksomhed. Nu er forsvarsadvokaten Charlie Jaffey hendes eneste håb.

Chili er en cool lånehaj, der er kommet til Hollywood for at opkræve en mindre gæld, men ender med 300.000 dollars på lommen. Her har han chancen for at begynde et nyt liv. Sammen med Harry Zimm, en desperat producer med et stort pengeproblem og Karen, en B-film skuespillerinde, der trænger til luftforandring – skal han have fat på ”shorty” alias Martin Weir, som kan trække penge til ethvert projekt. Men først skal fortidens bånd kappes og Harrys gamle pengemand lige klares…

Fra Wes Anderson kommer en filmatisering af Roald Dahls elskede historie om en rig mand, der sætter sig for at blive mester i at snyde i hasardspil.

The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an organized wild-west civilized town. The story focuses on the real-life characters Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen.

Follow the hopes and dreams of four generations of a Korean immigrant family beginning with a forbidden love and crescendos into a sweeping saga that journeys between Korea, Japan and America to tell the unforgettable story of war and peace, love and loss, triumph and reckoning.

Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It's reading your opponent, the art of the deal. What better way to hone those skills than with a rigorous curriculum of gambling? At Hyakkaou Private Academy, the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. But when Yumeko Jabami enrolls, she's gonna teach these kids what a high roller really looks like!

There is a place after death that’s neither heaven nor hell. A bar that serves you one chance to win. You cannot leave until the game is over, and when it is, your life may be too.

At a private school where gambling determines social status, a skillful new student with a mysterious past is shaking things up — and betting on revenge.

Not a lot of people know that one of the most talented and ruthless Mahjong players in the city is a young high school boy. Kei is a teenager of few words, but his observation skills, unwavering will and experience in the game allows him to survive in a world full of powerful, rich and dangerous characters. Kei is currently hiding a girl named Amina who has entered the country illegally and protecting her from being deported. He spends his days sleeping through class and his nights playing high stakes Mahjong, waiting for when a worthy opponent arrives.

Bored with life and considering the real world to be just a “crappy game,” savvy sibling shut-ins Sora and Shiro have withdrawn into their own fantasy world filled with video games. However, one day they find themselves summoned to another world by a boy who calls himself “God,” their abilities are about to be put to the ultimate test! Now not only their fates — but the fate of all of humanity — will be decided by a series of games that may just be the hardest these super-geniuses have ever faced!

When a judicial apprentice goes behind bars while on an undercover job, he plays the hand he’s dealt to survive prison and get his payback.

Mr. Lucky is a CBS adventure/drama television series that aired from October 24, 1959, to June 18, 1960, with repeats until September 3. Blake Edwards developed the program as a retooling of his Willie Dante character from Four Star Playhouse, where the role was played by studio boss Dick Powell. In the 1960–1961 season, Howard Duff assumed the role of Willie Dante in the NBC adventure/drama series Dante. Mr. Edwards directed and co-wrote the first episode of Mr. Lucky, and the credits of the first eighteen episodes included "Entire production supervised by Blake Edwards." Jack Arnold produced the show and directed fifteen of the thirty-four episodes. Henry Mancini's smooth theme music for the show reached Number 21 in the US singles charts. He released two successful LP's based on the show, Mr. Lucky and Mr. Lucky Goes Latin.

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 to troubles caused by the supernatural abilities of the players with cards across the country. The king secretly assigns Pinochle, one of the top corporations of the nation, to a mission, to collect the cards that are causing all the chaos in the country.

Children from influential families in politics and businesses attend the Hyakkaou Private Academy. There, the hierarchy of the students are classified by a series of games. Students that win the games are on the ruling side and the students who lose become slaves. One day, a mysterious girl, Yumeko Jabami (Minami Hamabe), is transferred to Hyakkaou Private Academy. She looks pure and pretty, but she is actually a compulsive gambler and seeks out the thrill of taking calculated risks.

Kimimaro works two jobs to make ends meet. He could go from pauper to prince in a parallel world called the Financial District—if he’ll invest his future as collateral in a dangerous game. Winning gets you more wealth, but losing could erase you from existence. When the destructive forces at play compel Kimimaro to confront the most powerful player, can he save the real world from total collapse?

London cop and compulsive gambler Harry Clayton is on the verge of losing everything. On the night when his huge debts are to be called in, he meets the enigmatic Eve, who gives him a mysterious bracelet said to endow the wearer with immense luck. Harry's fortunes suddenly begin to shift, but he also soon finds himself sucked into a sinister crime wave sweeping through the city.

Set on Stonewalker First Nation, nestled comfortably beside an affluent beach community in Southern Manitoba.

The winner of a secret survival game stands to win a large sum of money. However, one player does not seem to be in the game for the money.

In 1890s Malacca, Li Lan finds herself in the afterlife and becomes mired in a mystery linked to the sinister, deceased son of a wealthy family.

Kaiji Itou is a good-for-nothing loiterer who spends his days drinking beer and stealing hubcaps—that is, until he ends up being tricked by his former co-worker. Unable to suddenly repay his friend's huge debt all by himself, Kaiji is offered a shady deal to participate in an illegal underground gamble on a cruise ship. This turns out to be nothing more than the beginning of his new life of hell—thrown headlong into a life-threatening roller coaster of mind games, cheating, and deceit.

Game and sports fan Bosse embarks on a crazy hunt for the big money on race tracks and football fields. Soon he is being hunted by the media and prosecutors. A series inspired by the real events that shook Sweden sports in the early 90s.

Nangou is a compulsive gambler who has accumulated debt over three million yen. In a last ditch attempt to clear his record, he decides to wager his life on a game of mahjong with the mafia. Unfortunately, as the game progresses, Nangou only moves further from the prize and closer to death. When all hope seems lost, the game parlor is suddenly intruded upon by Shigeru Akagi, a young boy on the run from the police. Desperate to turn the game around, Nangou hands the game over to Akagi after teaching him a few of the rules. The mafia can only smirk as Akagi sits down to play. However, they soon come to learn that Akagi is a natural born gambler. An imposing figure who does not fear death. One who is destined to become a legend.

This characterful drama focuses on an ordinary working class woman, Sam, who is caught between two worlds - the everyday life of a devoted and loving Mum and the darker, dangerous world of insider trading. While struggling with an online gambling addiction, Sassy office cleaner Sam realises she has access to lucrative Stock Market information which if used correctly could be the answer to all her prayers.