By Vlad Zakh · June 24, 2026
The compulsive pull of the next bet has fueled some of cinema’s most anxiety-inducing character studies, following men who cannot walk away from the table. In Uncut Gems (2019): A New York jeweler’s risky bets and mounting debts spiral toward a catastrophic reckoning. Another standout is Rounders (1998): A reformed gambler returns to underground poker to help pay off his friend’s dangerous debt to loan sharks.
01 A New York jeweler's risky bets and mounting debts spiral toward a catastrophic reckoning.
Directed by Benny Safdie & Josh Safdie · 2h 16m · Rated R
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02 A casino's human bad-luck charm finds his curse broken by love, threatening his boss's entire operation.
Directed by Wayne Kramer · 1h 41m · Rated R
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03 A mild-mannered bank employee embezzles millions to fuel an insatiable, secret gambling addiction.
Directed by Richard Kwietniowski · 1h 44m · Rated R
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04 A reformed gambler returns to underground poker to help pay off his friend's dangerous debt to loan sharks.
Directed by John Dahl · 2h 01m · Rated R
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05 A literature professor's crushing gambling debts push him toward increasingly self-destructive risks.
Directed by Karel Reisz · 1h 52m · Rated R
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06 Two compulsive gamblers form a reckless friendship as their winning streaks and losses spiral out of control.
Directed by Robert Altman · 1h 48m · Rated R
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