Movies and TvShows featuring "betting-on-horse" theme.
When two estranged brothers find themselves caught up in a web of deceit and danger in the world of horse racing, they must confront their dark past and each other in order to survive.
A down-on-his-luck man in Paris meets a beautiful woman who claims to be his guardian angel. Together, they embark on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth, facing their inner demons and finding redemption through love and self-confidence.
In 'Lay the Favorite', a professional gambler named Beth becomes involved in a romantic relationship with a journalist named Jeremy. As Beth navigates the ups and downs of her gambling career in Las Vegas, she must also navigate the complexities of her newfound love. With elements of comedy, drama, and romance, this movie explores themes of trust, betrayal, and the pursuit of happiness. Will Beth be able to balance her personal and professional lives, or will her choices lead to unforeseen consequences?
Bet on Revenge is a thrilling adventure movie set in the 1870s Austro-Hungarian Empire. It follows the story of a fearless baron seeking revenge against his enemies. With horse racing, sword duels, and secret passageways, the baron embarks on an epic journey to right the wrongs done to him. Will he succeed or will he be defeated by the aristocrats who seek to destroy him?
My New Partner is a comedy crime movie set in 1980s Paris. The plot revolves around a police duo who must battle corruption and organized crime. The movie explores themes of friendship, love, and the line between good and bad cops. It showcases the gritty street life of Paris and features elements like drug use, prostitution, and horse racing.
Carry On at Your Convenience is a British comedy film set in a factory where a worker organizes a worker's union and faces various humorous situations.
After accidentally running over a dead man, a slacker gets involved in a convoluted scheme to raise money, leading him into the world of safecrackers, burglaries, and revenge.
In Fric-Frac, a group of men plan a robbery, but things don't go as planned and they face various challenges and humorous situations. The story revolves around their attempts to navigate through the obstacles and come out on top.
A blonde seduces a quirky liquor-store worker as inspiration for her artist boyfriend.
Oh, Doctor! is a silent film comedy that follows a doctor who gets caught up in horse racing and jewel theft. He fakes an illness to avoid being caught by the police, but his plans take a hilarious turn when his antics escalate and chaos ensues.
Janbaaz is a 1986 action crime drama film that follows the life of Amar, a former drug addict who becomes involved with a powerful crime boss after the death of his father. As Amar tries to leave his past behind, he gets tangled in a web of deceit and betrayal, leading to a thrilling climax.
Orphaned horse-trainer's little daughter has reciprocated bond with horse, which needs her presence to win races.
Andaz or Andaaz is a 1971 Hindi romantic movie starring Shammi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini and Simi Garewal. The film was directed by Ramesh Sippy. The film was a considerable success and important in the career of Malini as an actress.
From the Head is a dark drama that follows the life of a strip club washroom attendant in New York City. The film explores themes of loneliness, alcoholism, and the complexities of relationships in a gritty urban setting.
College student Jimmy Shaw inherits a racehorse, named Lightning Lad, and sells stock to fellow students in order to obtain funds for racing the horse. Lightning Lad wins very race he is entered in. Marion Braddock, a spoiled rich girl who owns a racing stable offers to buy Lightning Lad, but Jimmy refuses to sell. The day of the big handicap-race arrives and Jimmy and his fellow stockholders are on their way to the track. But a group of gamblers, betting on Lightning Lad to lose, have some skullduggery plans to ensure Lightning Lad does not win the race.
The near-sighted Mr. Magoo, on his way to make a bank deposit, boards a race-track bound bus instead. Mistaking the betting windows for tellerwindows, he keeps making and winning bets on long shots. The track finally tosses him out with his bag of winnings, which Magoo thinks was the result of compound interest growth.
Following a tip, Manabu Yazaki loses his last money betting on the older "banba" horse "Unryu" (jockied by Makie, a legendary jockey's daughter) in a draft-horse race held in his childhood home of Obihiro on the island of Hokkaido.
After the gang goes to the horse races, they decide to have a derby of their own.
Three friends have two things in common: (1) they like to bet on the horses at the track, and (2) they invariably lose. One day they hit upon a scheme to steal one of the track's betting machines, so that they'd be able to print winning tickets and recoup the money they've lost over the years. However, things don't go exactly as planned.
Li Tzu-Liang is returning to Hong Kong with the ashes of his wife. He now has to bring up his two sons on his own. Though he is quite well-off, he his plagued by debts and when he loses a large sum of money betting on horses, he has to turn to dangerous loan-sharks. Here starts a spiral which gets him and his two sons deeper and deeper into trouble.