Gambling and Casino Movies
There isn't a better location for a movie than a casino. You can find many movies that chose the casino to be their main location or chose to build the plot around the intensity and thrill of the gambling world.
Here are some of the most popular movies that all casino aficionados must watch:
Croupier (1998)
Clive Owen as Jack Manfred, an aspiring author who gets a job running a roulette wheel at a casino. Manfred meets Alex Kingston who seduces him into a robbery scheme. But this is only the start%u2026.
This exciting movie revolves around Manfred's job as a roulette croupier.
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
This musical motion picture starting Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret is regarded as one of Presley's best movies ever. Elvis plays as Lucky Jackson who came to Las Vegas in order to participate in the city's first annual Grand Prix.
Casino (1995)
This movie was directed by Martin Scorsese and it is based on a book by the same name by Nicholas Pileggi and Larry Shandling.
Robert De Niro plays as Sam "Ace" Rothstein who gets connected to the mob in Las Vegas.
The Sting (1973)
This Oscar winning movie became a huge hit and still considered as a classic for all those who are fascinated by card games.
Paul Newman and Robert Redford star as professional "grifters" who try to con a mob boss, played by Robert Shaw.
Rounders (1998)
Rounders is one of the best movies about the underground world of poker. Matt Damon and Edward Norton starred as two friends who need to quickly earn enough cash to pay off a debt and try to make it while playing high-stakes poker.