Poker Movies

#1 20th May 2012, 5:07 PM

Any good poker movie recommendations?

#2 20th May 2012, 6:31 PM

21, Bookies, Bugsy, California Split, Casino Royale, Casino, Croupier, High Roller, House of games, Oceans 13, Oceans 11, Oceans 12, The Cooler, The Grand, The Sting. And THE COLOR OF MONEY is the Pool Hall Movie. Some are very old but are all great movies.

#3 21st May 2012, 2:01 AM

There doesn't seem to be very much option when it comes to poker movie

#4 26th May 2012, 3:22 AM

I agree and the ones that I saw, were very bad! The last one I saw was Lucky You and it was awful!!

#5 26th May 2012, 3:59 AM

Rounders would be my favorite hands down.

#6 26th May 2012, 4:34 AM

Originally Posted by jlabruno

Rounders would be my favorite hands down.

Rounders is a great poker movie by far

#7 27th May 2012, 10:40 PM

The Grand was a decent poker movie. Cheeseball comedy.

#8 28th May 2012, 12:44 AM

Don't forget short lived ESPN TV series now available on DVD set - "Tilt"

TILT - YouTube

#9 28th May 2012, 5:11 AM

*insert my standard rant about how I don't understand all the hate for Lucky You*

#10 29th May 2012, 3:44 PM

Originally Posted by AkronMatt

21, Bookies, Bugsy, California Split, Casino Royale, Casino, Croupier, High Roller, House of games, Oceans 13, Oceans 11, Oceans 12, The Cooler, The Grand, The Sting. And THE COLOR OF MONEY is the Pool Hall Movie. Some are very old but are all great movies.

He said poker movies.... these are movies that have a very loose and small connection to poker, if at all...
There is no poker in Oceans films (a little blackjack)...and most of the other films have 1 hand or 5 mins of poker, they arent poker films..
Surprised you didnt mention Wierd Science, has more poker in it than Oceans films..

#11 29th May 2012, 4:52 PM

Originally Posted by stg1969

He said poker movies.... these are movies that have a very loose and small connection to poker, if at all...
There is no poker in Oceans films (a little blackjack)...and most of the other films have 1 hand or 5 mins of poker, they arent poker films..
Surprised you didnt mention Wierd Science, has more poker in it than Oceans films..

LOL - Risky Business too

#12 29th May 2012, 5:34 PM

Originally Posted by stg1969

There is no poker in Oceans films (a little blackjack)...and most of the other films have 1 hand or 5 mins of poker, they arent poker films..
Surprised you didnt mention Wierd Science, has more poker in it than Oceans films..

Actually, there's a short poker scene early on in Oceans Eleven where Rusty is teaching poker to the Hollywood kids - then Danny sits in and delivers one of the best slowroll lines ever ("I'm not sure what four nines does, but the ace, I think, is pretty high?"). IIRC there's some short poker scenes in Oceans Thirteen too.

Agree absolutely though, they're hardly "poker movies". If we were judging by those standards, then Poseidon and In Time would be poker movies too

#13 29th May 2012, 6:31 PM

Originally Posted by ussef61

The Cincinatti Kid is best

If you think Rounders is the best ever and never seen The 'Nati Kid then shame on you.

#14 29th May 2012, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by OzExorcist

Actually, there's a short poker scene early on in Oceans Eleven where Rusty is teaching poker to the Hollywood kids - then Danny sits in and delivers one of the best slowroll lines ever ("I'm not sure what four nines does, but the ace, I think, is pretty high?"). IIRC there's some short poker scenes in Oceans Thirteen too.

Agree absolutely though, they're hardly "poker movies". If we were judging by those standards, then Poseidon and In Time would be poker movies too

Yeah but you can't have any respect for what "Rusty" is supposed to be teaching them, why wasnt he giving them all a complete bollocking when they all flat called Dannys raise, utter crap...

I love the Oceans films, but there are many parts like most Hollywood movies that get dumbed down for the audience, like when Livingston Dell is explaining to Rusty and Danny how Blackjack works, "the idea is to get 21"... Like as if Danny and Rusty dont know that, its to dumb it down for the audience.

#15 31st May 2012, 4:23 PM

i remember this, I been trying to find it b/c I never got to finish watching

#16 31st May 2012, 4:47 PM

21 is a black jack movie but worth watching iMO

#17 31st May 2012, 5:49 PM

Shade is also pretty good

#18 31st May 2012, 6:15 PM

So glad no one has mentioned "Shade." That movie makes me angry. Violently angry.

#19 31st May 2012, 6:16 PM

Originally Posted by la_insomniac

So glad no one has mentioned "Shade." That movie makes me angry. Violently angry.

You need to read the posts then

#20 31st May 2012, 6:38 PM

Originally Posted by MediaBLITZ

You need to read the posts then

My bad. lol. jlabruno's post wasn't there when I was going to post, but got caught up with work before submitting and his post squeezed in there.

Dunno how any poker player can like that movie. The way they play poker in that movie is so absurd it makes me angry.

#21 31st May 2012, 8:42 PM

Originally Posted by la_insomniac

My bad. lol. jlabruno's post wasn't there when I was going to post, but got caught up with work before submitting and his post squeezed in there.

Dunno how any poker player can like that movie. The way they play poker in that movie is so absurd it makes me angry.

Sorry I just like Stallone in the movie. Like his acting in most movies. Still Rounders by far my favorite

#22 1st June 2012, 12:37 AM

The Dictator

#23 1st June 2012, 12:50 AM

Of the mentioned movies, "Rounders" is my favorite! lol

#24 4th June 2012, 3:33 AM

I have seen Rounders and Deal.

Rounders was a lot better because it was more about actually playing poker.

Deal was still a good movie, except it was more about the players journey from an internet satellite winner to going to the WPT.

It was cool because Antonio, Laak, and a bunch of other pros had a few scenes in the movie.

I just put Cincy Kid on my netflix que

#25 4th June 2012, 6:03 PM

I loved the part in Rounders when the Oreo split was different

#26 4th June 2012, 6:08 PM

Originally Posted by Dameyon88

I loved the part in Rounders when the Oreo split was different

Really? How was it "different"?

#27 5th June 2012, 5:43 AM

Originally Posted by MediaBLITZ

Really? How was it "different"?

to me it seemed like a smooth split the 1st time, the cream was even on each side if you look closely & the 2nd time it seemed more rugged or one sided if you will. thats just wat i got from it and thats wat went through my head when I 1st saw it. Also 1st time he eats it with his right hand & 2nd time he eats it with left, maybe thats wat they were trying to catch when making the movie or perhaps both my viewpoint is correct too idk

#28 5th June 2012, 5:48 AM

lol my last comment really didnt even make sense if you think about it, disregard that lol

#29 5th June 2012, 6:11 AM

The Grand is worth seeing. I thought it was hilarious. It has a lot of really poker specific jokes. I watched it with a group of friends, a few of which were poker players, and there were parts in it where like only the poker players busted out laughing and everyone else was like, WTF are you laughing at.

Favorite part was when the wheelchair grinder guy says "the problem with online poker is that when a guy sucks out on you on the river, you cannot take the guy into the parking lot and break his f***ing legs."

Otherwise this part
[Jack's dead grandfather appears wearing a heavy fur coat]
One Eyed Jack Faro: Grandpa! Are you . . . are you . . .
'Lucky' Faro: Yeah, Jack.
One Eyed Jack Faro: Are you . . . warm . . . in that coat?
'Lucky' Faro: No! I'm a ghost!
One Eyed Jack Faro: Oh. So . . . because, we didn't bury you in that, I just wonder, did you get to pick your own outfit --
'Lucky' Faro: Jack, I'm not here to give you a ****ing seminar on the hereafter.

#30 5th June 2012, 6:38 AM

Originally Posted by Reptar7

The Grand is worth seeing. I thought it was hilarious. It has a lot of really poker specific jokes. I watched it with a group of friends, a few of which were poker players, and there were parts in it where like only the poker players busted out laughing and everyone else was like, WTF are you laughing at.

Favorite part was when the wheelchair grinder guy says "the problem with online poker is that when a guy sucks out on you on the river, you cannot take the guy into the parking lot and break his f***ing legs."

Otherwise this part
[Jack's dead grandfather appears wearing a heavy fur coat]
One Eyed Jack Faro: Grandpa! Are you . . . are you . . .
'Lucky' Faro: Yeah, Jack.
One Eyed Jack Faro: Are you . . . warm . . . in that coat?
'Lucky' Faro: No! I'm a ghost!
One Eyed Jack Faro: Oh. So . . . because, we didn't bury you in that, I just wonder, did you get to pick your own outfit --
'Lucky' Faro: Jack, I'm not here to give you a ****ing seminar on the hereafter.

do u have a link to this, i cant find it?

#31 5th June 2012, 6:57 AM

like to watch it for free? No
You can buy it on amazon:

Amazon.com: The Grand: Woody Harrelson, Chris...Only $2.89

#32 5th June 2012, 3:34 PM

Originally Posted by Dameyon88

to me it seemed like a smooth split the 1st time, the cream was even on each side if you look closely & the 2nd time it seemed more rugged or one sided if you will. thats just wat i got from it and thats wat went through my head when I 1st saw it. Also 1st time he eats it with his right hand & 2nd time he eats it with left, maybe thats wat they were trying to catch when making the movie or perhaps both my viewpoint is correct too idk

Wow, you really over thought this -

Watch again and try this - when Villain is holding a confident hand he holds the Oreo up to his ear and listens to it as he unscrews it before eating it. When he is bluffing he holds the Oreo out in front of his face and watches it as he unscrews it before racking it and folding.

At the end, Teddy goes Hellmuth all over Mike's ass because he folded a great hand to KGB's 24 that made the wheel. Why did Mike fold? Because Teddy listened to the Oreo.

Since it has been years since seeing Rounders I reserve the right to have my details messed up but I would wager I have the gist of it.

#33 6th June 2012, 1:53 AM

Originally Posted by MediaBLITZ

Wow, you really over thought this -

Watch again and try this - when Villain is holding a confident hand he holds the Oreo up to his ear and listens to it as he unscrews it before eating it. When he is bluffing he holds the Oreo out in front of his face and watches it as he unscrews it before racking it and folding.

At the end, Teddy goes Hellmuth all over Mike's ass because he folded a great hand to KGB's 24 that made the wheel. Why did Mike fold? Because Teddy listened to the Oreo.

Since it has been years since seeing Rounders I reserve the right to have my details messed up but I would wager I have the gist of it.

Wait.. he had the best hand both times, so he didnt bluff at all, or idk I'm thinking too much, maybe its jst simply when he splits the oreo, it indicates he has a monster

#34 6th June 2012, 2:51 AM

I thought it was that he ate the oreo when he had the nuts and couldn't lose, when he didn't for sure have the win he didn't eat it. So in the last game he is getting ready to eat it so Mikey D folds.

#35 6th June 2012, 4:17 AM

Originally Posted by Dameyon88

Wait.. he had the best hand both times, so he didnt bluff at all, or idk I'm thinking too much, maybe its jst simply when he splits the oreo, it indicates he has a monster

It was a horrible, grossly unrealistic representation of reading "tells", I wouldn't think to hard about it :P

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