Movies and TvShows featuring "winning-a-bet" theme.

In 'Nothing But the Truth', a stockbroker named Thomas Awkright, makes a bet with a psychologist that he can tell nothing but the truth for twenty-four hours. As the day progresses, Thomas faces numerous challenges and comedic situations that test his resolve. Will he be able to maintain his honesty and win the bet, or will his lies catch up with him?

In '7 Days to Vegas,' a group of friends, down on their luck, decide to take a risk and try to win a million-dollar prize in a high-stakes poker game in Las Vegas. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles, face their own personal demons, and experience the thrill of the ultimate gamble.

An investigative journalist gets hooked on the subject of his inquiry — organized gambling.

Ray discovers his La-Z-Boy recliner is a one-minute time machine. Will he learn from his mistakes or is he destined to repeat them forever?

Andrew and Redford do not let their skin color affect their friendship.

This is the story of a woman who kicks out her no-good second husband after he wastes all her money. Since gambling and drink had taken all her money, she decides to use the money from a windfall to open an illegal after hours night club and gambling parlor, in order to provide her two daughters with a high society education. Eventually she gets caught, and the daughters take over the night club and legitimize it. But the daughters have conflicts, and the no-good husband shows up to complicate matters.

The owner of a shoe polish company sponsors a radio show that showcases black performers. Since his wife's father put up the money to be the sponsor, she insists on singing on the show. She goes on after the main star, singer Nina Mae McKinney. The wife sings so badly that the sponsor's customers abandon him. He is forced to shine shoes on street corners, while Nina Mae and her boyfriend win a bet on a daily number and end up on easy street.

Poor orphan coffee delivery girl loves a poor painter who can't sell his artworks. Painter likes delivery girl, but has stuck in a friend zone. Delivery girl tries to help the painter to get forward in his career, but meanwhile a rich woman becomes too interested towards the painter.

Newcomer Torrent wins $500 from Olcott and $500 and a wild horse, by riding the horse, from Engle. Then loses the $1000 to Engle in a poker game. Torrent goes to work for Olcott. Torrent fights with Stark and Stark quits and goes to work for Engle. Rustlers are stealing horses. Carson suspects Olcott and Olcott suspects Carson. Sheriff prevents war between them. Torrent stops wild horse stampede. Starks spills beans on Engle. Torrent kills Engle and wins Patsy Olcott.

A farmer's son, family facing foreclosure, goes to the city and bets everything on a horse race. When he wins big, he goes back to the country and prevents the landlord from evicting his parents.