Movies and TvShows featuring "loan-shark" theme.
Kaiji is a down-on-his-luck gambler who gets caught up in a dangerous game of high-stakes gambling organized by loan sharks. As he navigates through deadly challenges, Kaiji must use his wits and gambling skills to stay alive and outwit his ruthless opponents.
Wonderful Mama is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Bae Jong-ok, Jeong Yu-mi and Jung Gyu-woon. It premiered on April 13, 2013, and ended on September 22, 2013, airing on SBS every Saturday and Sunday at 20:40 for 48 episodes.
In order to pay off their debt, three daring youths jump into the money-lending business while confronting the rich and powerful who prey on the weak.
My Mister (2018) is a drama TV show that follows the story of a middle-aged man named Park Dong Hoon, who is a structural engineer struggling with financial difficulties and family issues. One day, he crosses paths with a woman named Lee Ji An, who works as a part-time worker in a parking lot. Despite their initial interactions being cold, they eventually form an unexpected bond and help each other navigate through their hardships and find healing.
Han Tae-Sang is a former gangster, but now a successful business man. He has a cold-blooded decisiveness and incredible drive. This helped him to attain his current status, as he started with nothing. He then meets a younger woman named Seo Mi-Do. Her personality reminds him of himself when he was that age. Han Tae-Sang begins to feel love for the first time in his life.
Rocky Balboa, a small-time Philadelphia boxer, gets the rare opportunity to fight the world heavyweight champion and becomes determined to go the distance to prove himself and regain his self-respect. Along the way, Rocky develops a relationship with Adrian, overcomes personal obstacles, and faces Apollo Creed in an epic boxing match that pushes both fighters to their limits.
Con artists plan to fleece an eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle. Gomez Addams laments the 25-year absence of his brother Fester, who disappeared after the two had a falling-out. Gomez's lawyer Tully proposes that Gordon, who closely resembles Fester, pose as him to infiltrate the Addams household and find their hidden vault. As Gordon grows closer to the Addams family, he begins to question his deception but ultimately turns against the con artists to protect his newfound family. In the end, it is revealed that Gordon is actually Fester who had suffered amnesia after being lost in the Bermuda Triangle.
In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles private investigator Larry 'Doc' Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend. Along the way, he uncovers a conspiracy involving a wealthy real estate developer, white supremacists, and a secret organization that smuggles drugs into the country. As he navigates through a world of drugs, deception, and eccentric characters, Doc tries to find the truth and save his ex-girlfriend.
Kentaro lives in the suburbs with his two little brothers. They are poor, but they are happy. The factory Kentaro works for, though, goes bankrupt on pay day and Kentaro finds himself out of a job and with even less money. The brothers are thrown out of their apartment and Kentaro, a born optimistic until then, decides that he must aggressively pursue "money". This drama depicts the success story of Kentaro in his search for money and a better life.
Money Train follows two foster brothers, who are transit cops. They hatch a plan to rob a money train during the New Year's Eve celebrations.
A former NYPD detective turned bounty hunter is tasked with capturing his ex-wife, a reporter investigating a murder cover-up. As they are reunited, they find themselves on a dangerous adventure, facing threats from criminals and their own unresolved feelings.
A charming career criminal escapes from a Michigan prison and assumes a new identity in Canada. He embarks on a spree of robbing 59 banks and jewelry stores, all while being relentlessly pursued by a police task force. Based on the incredible true story of The Flying Bandit.
Jim Bennett, a literature professor and a high stakes gambler, finds himself in deep debt to a loan shark. As his addiction worsens, he struggles to find a way to pay off his debts and regain control of his life.
A young, reformed gambler must return to playing high stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks, while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend and his commitments to law school. Gifted poker player Mike McDermott loses his entire $30,000 bankroll in a hand of Texas hold'em against Teddy KGB, a Russian mobster who runs an illegal underground poker room. Shaken, Mike decides to concentrate on law school. However, when his childhood friend Lester 'Worm' Murphy is released from prison and owes an outstanding debt, Mike joins him in a furious race to earn money, putting his relationships and commitments at risk. In a race against time to pay off Worm's debt, Mike gets his shot at redemption by playing KGB in a no limit, heads-up game of Texas Hold'em.
Tracers (2015) follows a young bike messenger, Cam, who becomes involved with a group of parkour enthusiasts. He soon discovers that they are also tied to the Chinese mafia, as he gets caught up in a dangerous game of deceit, love, and survival. With thrilling action sequences and a mix of crime and drama, Cam must navigate the treacherous streets of New York City to protect himself and those he cares about.
Gambler Jake Green enters into a game with potentially deadly consequences. Jake is in prison in solitary confinement for seven years and exchanges thoughts on chess and the perfect con with his mysterious cell neighbors. Two years later, Jake gets out of prison and becomes successful in the world of gambling. He takes on his nemesis Dorothy Macha and beats him in a game of chance, humiliating Macha. Macha seeks revenge and orders a hit on Jake. Jake survives and discovers that he has a terminal disease. He is offered assistance by mysterious characters and forced to give away all his money. Jake realizes that he has fallen victim to a perfect con and Sam Gold, the opponent, resides within himself. Jake goes to war with himself and conquers his fear, ultimately defeating Macha and donating money to a charity.
The Now is a dark comedy TV show that revolves around a group of individuals who each contemplate suicide and form an unlikely bond. Through unexpected circumstances, they find support and friendship in one another, exploring the complexities of life, relationships, and the struggle to find purpose.
In the winter of 1981, a heating oil business owner tries to navigate the dangerous world of crime and corruption in New York City while facing financial problems and the threat of violence.
A debt collector with a gambling problem is forced to protect the girl he loves from a ruthless mob boss. As he gets deeper into the criminal underworld, he must use his martial arts skills to prevail.
Calvin, a young man, inherits a barbershop in Chicago and discovers the complicated life that exists within the shop. Amidst humorous conversations and events, Calvin must deal with his customers, employees, and a unsavory loan shark.