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Tag Archives: gambler
The Gambler (1974)
Director: Karel Reisz Director: James Toback Movies about gambling addicts stress me out and this one was no different!
Posted in Crime, Drama
Tagged 1974, addict, addiction, basketball, bet, betting, bookie, burt young, casino, college, debt, gamble, gambler, gambling, irwin winkler, james caan, james toback, james woods, jerry fielding, karel reisz, las vegas, lauren hutton, m. emmet walsh, money, nevada, new york, new york city, nyc, paul sorvino, professor, robert chartoff, roger spottifwoode, sports, the gambler, vice, victor j. kemper
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California Split (1974)
Director: Robert Altman Writer: Joseph Walsh
Posted in Comedy, Drama
Tagged 1974, addict, addiction, bert remsen, california split, cards, casino, debt, elliott gould, gamble, gambler, gambling, george segal, gwen welles, jeff goldblum, joseph walsh, kane hodder, nevada, poker, professional, reno, robert altman, tijuana
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Uncut Gems (2019)
Directors: Josh Safdie & Benny Safdie Writers: Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie & Benny Safdie
Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagged 2019, a24, adam sandler, addict, addiction, affair, auction, basketball, benny safdie, bets, boston celtics, crime, drama, eric bogosian, gambler, gambling, gem, gems, idina menzel, jeweler, jewish, jewlery, josh ostrovsky, josh safdie, judd hirsch, julia fox, kevin garnett, lakeith stanfield, martin scorsese, mistress, natasha lyonne, nba, new york city, nyc, pom klementieff, ronald bronstein, safdie brothers, scott rudin, sex, the weeknd, thriller, tilda swinton, uncut gems
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Molly’s Game (2017)
Director: Aaron Sorkin Writer: Aaron Sorkin (Based on the book by Molly Bloom)
Posted in Crime, Drama
Tagged 2017, aaron sorkin, adaptation, bill camp, biography, brian d'arcy james, cards, celebrity, chris o'dowd, crime, drama, fbi, gambler, gambling, graham greene, idris elba, investigation, j.c. mackenzie, jeremy strong, jessica chastain, justin kirk, kevin costner, lawyer, michael cera, molly bloom, molly's game, olympics, poker, russian mob, skier, trial, true story
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Battle of the Sexes (2017)
Directors: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris Writer: Simon Beaufoy
Posted in Comedy, Drama, Sports
Tagged 1970s, 1973, 2017, alan cumming, battle of the sexes, bill pullman, billie jean king, biography, bobby riggs, chris parnell, comedy, competition, danny boyle, drama, elisabeth shue, emma stone, eric christian olsen, fred armisen, gamble, gambler, gambling, gay, homosexual, homosexuality, jonathan dayton, lesbian, rivalry, sarah silverman, simon beaufoy, sport, sports, steve carell, tennis, tom kenny, true story, valerie faris
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The Gambler (2014)
Director: Rupert Wyatt Writer: William Monahan (Based on the 1974 film “The Gambler” written by James Toback)
Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagged 2014, adaptation, andre braugher, blackjack, brie larson, college, crime, debt, drama, gamble, gambler, gambling, george kennedy, james caan, james toback, jessica lange, john goodman, jon brion, literature, loan, loan shark, mark wahlberg, michael k. williams, michael kenneth williams, money, omar leyva, professor, remake, richard schiff, roulette, rupert wyatt, student, the gambler, thriller, william monahan, writer
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Alex & Emma (2003)
Director: Rob Reiner Writer: Jeremy Leven
Posted in Comedy, Romance
Tagged 2003, alex & emma, alex and emma, author, chino xl, cloris leachman, comedy, david paymer, debt, dictate, dictation, gambler, gambling, gigi bermingham, jeremy leven, jordan lund, kate hudson, loan shark, love, luke wilson, paul wilson, rip taylor, rob reiner, romance, romantic comedy, sophie marceau, stenographer, story in a story, writer
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Suspicion (1941)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writers: Samson Raphaelson, Joan Harrison, & Alma Reville (Based on the novel “Before the Fact” by Anthony Berkeley)
Posted in Drama, Mystery, Review, Thriller
Tagged 1941, adaptation, alfred hitchcock, alma reville, anthony berkeley, before the fact, british, cary grant, cedric hardwicke, drama, english, gamble, gambler, hitchcock, honeymoon, joan fontaine, joan harrison, kill, love, marriage, married, murder, mystery, samson raphaelson, suspicion, thriller, train
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