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There is nothing like sitting down and watching a good ole movie about poker . The poker movies listed below are great films for any poker fan.
Rounders (Collector's Edition)
texas holdem terms so naturally that, although you have no idea what they are saying (unless you know the poker slang yourself) it's doesn't matter because you get the meaning. John Malkovich is, as always, a enjoyable to watch, playing a gangster-type card player. John Tuturro is fun, and Martin Landau is fantastic. No one in the cast slacks off.
High Roller - The Stu Ungar Story
movie about poker , giving viewers a chance to experience the joys and sorrows of those big wins, to imagine "what if?" and to marvel at the guy who broke all those records winning in Las Vegas. Ungar broke the mold but was also beset by personal demons.
It makes for a wild ride, marvelously directed and with a fine ensemble of actors, including two regulars from The Sopranos television show (and maybe one or two more from the show that I missed along the way).
Maverick
poker movie have missed given its cast; Mel Gibson, James Garner, Jodie Foster, James Coburn and a whole slew of other stars to include an outrageously funny cameo by Danny Glover. The more interesting thing here is that James Garner played Brett Maverick when it was a television series many moons ago and he had turned down many film scripts for this one where he didn't even play the lead. Maverick is a big hit and all involved in making this funny poker movie deserve all of the accolades they received for it!
The Cincinnati Kid
poker movie is an assembly of veteran actors centered around the number one box office draw at the time, Steve McQueen. You could say that Edward G. Robinson and Karl Malden co-star due to the importance of their roles throughout the movie, but make no mistake, McQueen was the reason people went to see this picture. One of the all-time classics, this is a must see movies about poker !
The Sting
This isn't really a movie about poker but it does contain one famous poker scene where Paul Newman cheats the crime boss in a high-stakes game onboard a train and also has a scene where Paul Newman's character shows off some very skilled cheat shuffling, although the hands seen belong to John Scarne who was one of the top gambling experts in the last century and served as technical advisor on The Sting.
If you're like me I love collecting movies about poker , but most importantly late at night I'll take one my poker movies out and sit
back and enjoy! Hope you will too.
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