Movies and TvShows featuring "gamble" theme.
Kakegurui is set in an academy where students engage in intense gambling competitions. The story follows Yumeko Jabami, a prodigy gambler, as she disrupts the school's social hierarchy and challenges its student council president. With high-stakes poker games, psychological battles, and a focus on addiction, Kakegurui explores the thrill and dangerous consequences of gambling.
Tipping Point is a British television game show presented by Ben Shephard and is broadcast on ITV. The show began airing on 2 July 2012 and sees contestants answering general knowledge questions to win counters which they use on a large coin pusher arcade-style machine which releases the counters worth £50 each. The third series began airing on 20 May 2013. Twelve celebrity editions of the show, known as Tipping Point: Lucky Stars, aired between June and August 2013. These feature three celebrities, playing to win up to £20,000 for their chosen charities.
Deal or No Deal is a popular game show where contestants are presented with a series of boxes containing unknown amounts of money. They must decide whether to make deals with the host or continue opening boxes in the hopes of winning a larger amount. The show combines elements of luck, gamble, and deception.
Cimarron City is an American Western television series, starring George Montgomery as Matt Rockford and John Smith as Lane Temple, that aired on NBC from October 11, 1958 until April 4, 1959. The name "Cimarron City" refers to a boom town in Logan County north of Oklahoma City. Rich in oil and gold, Cimarron City aspires to become the capital of the future state of Oklahoma, created in 1907.
A fake Fabergé egg recovered from a fellow British secret service agent leads James Bond to uncover a jewel smuggling operation headed by the mysterious Octopussy, and a plot to blow up a NATO air base. Bond infiltrates Khan's palace in Rajasthan, defeats him in a game of backgammon, and escapes with the real Fabergé egg fitted with tracking devices. Bond discovers that Khan is working with Soviet general Orlov to expand Soviet control in Europe. Bond teams up with Octopussy to deactivate a nuclear warhead primed to explode during a circus show at a US Air Force base.
God of Gamblers II is a Hong Kong action comedy film that follows the story of a renowned gambler, who returns to action and faces various challenges in his pursuit of becoming the ultimate gambling master.
In Cold Sweat, a man seeks revenge and gets involved in a dangerous smuggling operation, facing off against gangsters and the police. The plot takes unexpected turns as the protagonist navigates through a cold and treacherous world.
Throw Down is a film set in Hong Kong about a former judo champion who finds solace in a local bar after losing his way in life. When he encounters a young judo enthusiast and a passionate gambler, he is faced with a chance at redemption and a chance to rediscover his love for the sport.
When a professional thief sees his lifetime goal of being the best potentially realized in stealing a rare artifact, he finds himself entangled in a worldwide plot involving the Soviets, the Japanese and a band of outsiders. It’s up to him and a special agent to save the world!
Once upon a time, the great soprano Sofia Mayer conquered the world with her voice, her beauty and the legend she carefully built around herself. Now only the legend remains — the diva herself hasn't performed for years, nor been seen in the glittering circles of society she once dominated. But the woman who fascinated and thrilled the world for so long would like to crown her career with one more triumph. And she'll use every dirty trick she knows to achieve it.
Gigantic is a comedy movie set in a small town where a group of friends navigate through friendship, underage drinking, table soccer, and various adventures during a wild night out.
Let the ultimate sexy death games begin! A handful of mysterious Japanese women take part in a deranged web show that makes them strip off their clothes when they lose a round of Mahjong. When there is nothing left to hide, the losers secrets are revealed and the nubile contestants must take their punishment. Can anyone survive, or keep their clothes on, in the dangerous game of STRIP MAHJONG: BATTLE ROYALE? Gleefully adding a risqué, wry twist to an ancient game of strategy, this erotic thriller delivers voyeuristic thrills with the friskiness of Seventies sexploitation flicks, providing strange gameplay at every turn!
The Gambler follows the story of a husband who is addicted to gambling. His addiction leads him to neglect his family and accumulate a massive gambling debt. In an attempt to pay off his debts, he resorts to playing high-stakes poker and gin rummy games. The movie showcases his compulsion and the consequences of his actions while exploring themes of addiction, infidelity, and the pursuit of a 'happy ending.' Set in Athens, Greece, the film captures the lively atmosphere of the local gambling scene and features a cast of colorful characters.
Wuthering Heights follows the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff, a dark and brooding outsider, and Catherine Earnshaw, a free-spirited young woman. Their love is fierce and all-consuming, but ultimately leads to heartbreak and tragedy. Set against the backdrop of the wild Yorkshire moors, this classic tale explores themes of love, obsession, revenge, and the effects of social class.
A skilled country doctor's talents are such that he can even perform operations as difficult and novel as removing a patient's kidney for the first time in Japan. Unfortunately for him, however, his wife's addiction to gambling is of such a magnitude that he is down to selling his underwear to make money. The image sticks and he becomes known as the 'underwear doctor.' On the other hand, his successful surgery's patient is so grateful he himself wants to become a physician.
Through the narration of a tenant of a block of flats on 288 Stournara street, we watch the everyday stories of people living in the city, their problems, their comic situations and their love affairs.
Two young pickpockets follow around after their uncle, the King of Pickpockets, just released from jail. Can the King keep on the straight and narrow this time ?
In the tradition of Sunday Too Far Away, this independent film is based on the classic Australian play by John Power. Pic tells the story of a group of miners living in a camp in outback Australia. They swear, brawl, gamble, and drink heavily. Central to the story is the conflict between Tarzan, the authoritarian group leader and cocky loud-mouth wisecracking Pansy. This results in a bare-knuckle punch-up for the movie's denouement.
A middle-aged aerospace engineer has his whole life changed when he is suddenly laid off from his job. Unable to find work because of his age and a bad economy, he watches his bills pile up, his wife forced to go back to work and his marriage start to break up.
The Game of Juan’s Life explores two hours in the life of Juan Reyes, a live-sex performer at an underground gay bar, who has decided to leave Manila and go back to his home province. On the day of his departure, he will take us with him as he makes life decisions, big and small. The most important one of all is leaving the impoverished place he called home for the past year, capping it with emotional goodbyes to his lover, Noel. Then, he will lead us to the underground bar for his last performance, and an event that will cause him to question his resolve.