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Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A wandering supernatural feline's trio of adventures. The staff at Quitter, Inc. promises to help a nicotine addict kick the habit. If he doesn't someone in his family might get smoked. Then a luckless gambler is forced into a bet involving the outside of a building's 30th floor...on a 5 inch ledge. Then a young schoolgirl is rescued from a vile, doll-sized troll.
4) Hard eight
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
Sydney, a poker-faced professional gambler plays guardian angel to unlucky John and his girlfriend. When John's and his bride's honeymoon night leads to a disastrous hostage situation, the gambler takes care of it as usual. But when a slick casino pro threatens to reveal a secret from Sydney's past, Sydney decides to hedge his bets and not leave anything to chance.
5) Passionada
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Celia is a beautiful woman who lost her husband, a fisherman, to an accident at sea. Years later her equally lovely daughter, Vicky, encourages her to start dating again. Unknown to Celia, Vicky goes to a local casino, where she meets a handsome Englishman named Charlie. Vicky urges Charlie to see Celia perform at a local nightclub, where she sings passionate Portuguese songs of the fado style. Charlie is immediately tkaen with Celia. In time, Charlie's...
6) Swing time
Series
Criterion collection volume 979
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"In this irresistible musical, the legendary dancing duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are at the pinnacle of their art as a feckless gambler and the shrewd dancing instructor in whom he more than meets his match. Director George Stevens laces their romance with humor and clears the floor for the movie's showstopping dance scenes, in which Astaire and Rogers take seemingly effortless flight in a virtuosic fusion of ballroom and tap styles. Buoyed...
7) 4 for Texas
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
Two professional gamblers compete in cards and love in 1870s Galveston, Texas.
Publisher
Timeless Media Group
Pub. Date
[2007?]
Language
English
Description
The gambler: Kenny Rogers stars as the high-rolling frontier gambler Brady Hawkes, who has been summoned to Yuma, California, to rescue the son he never knew. Along the way, he befriends Billy Montana, a young Easterner who fancies himself a professional poker player. Brady teaches Billy a few lessons--about cards and also about life--and the two men end up forming a strong team.
The coward of the county: A small town preacher must deal with his...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
Oscar is an Anglican priest who gambles discreetly and donates his winnings to help the poor. Lucinda is an Australian businesswoman who boldly defies the rules of 19th-century society. When they meet over an innocent game of cards, their passion for gambling leads them both down a road of romance, chance and fate that changes their lives forever.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Mark Fallon (Power), a riverboat gambler on his way to New Orleans, meets Angelique Dureau (Piper Laurie), a Southern belle who spurns his charm and advances. Using his winnings to build a casino, Fallon's card skills make him a fortune, while his pursuit of the fiery Angelique leads to knife fights, suicides, family feuds and duels over personal honor"--container.
Series
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
An investigator helps a gal clear the name of her father, who is accused of murdering a gambler. When the leader of the gamblers gets involved, it's up to Gene and his comic sidekick pal, Pat Buttram, to outwit and outfight the badland badmen.
15) Rounders
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A young man is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.
16) California split
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
Keeping one step ahead of their bookie, two L.A. gamblers embark on a winning streak that takes them to Reno, Nevada, where they enter a high-stakes poker game against the legendary Amarillo Slim.
17) The gambler
Language
English
Description
Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Jim Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with an interest...
18) The card counter
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
William Tell is a gambler and former serviceman who sets out to reform a young man seeking revenge on a mutual enemy from their past. Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk.
19) Angel-A
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
Français
Description
When a down-on-his-luck gambler tries to drown himself, he winds up rescuing a gorgeous and mysterious blonde. As they set out on a mission across Paris, he discovers that his smart, spontaneous, sexy companion may really be Heaven-sent.
20) Cat's eye
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A wandering supernatural feline's adventures provide the linking story for this thrillogy.
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