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1. The Card Counter (2021)

R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

William Tell is an ex-military interrogator living under the radar as a low-stakes gambler. When he encounters a young man looking to commit revenge against a mutual enemy, he takes him on the casino circuit to set him on a new path.

Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, Willem Dafoe

Votes: 43,187

2. Down by Law (1986)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.

Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi

Votes: 55,470 | Gross: $1.44M

3. Boxcar Bertha (1972)

R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

During the Great Depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey

Votes: 10,961

4. The Haunting (1963)

G | 112 min | Horror

Hill House has stood for about 90 years and appears haunted: its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends. Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is haunted.

Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn

Votes: 42,581 | Gross: $2.62M

5. Shade (2003)

R | 101 min | Crime, Thriller

A group of hustlers encounter "The Dean" and pull off a successful sting that results in their pursuit by a vengeful gangster.

Director: Damian Nieman | Stars: Joe Nicolo, Carl Mazzocone Sr., George Tovar, Frank Medrano

Votes: 13,249 | Gross: $0.03M

6. The Sacketts (1979)

PG | 240 min | Drama, Western

After the Civil War, Tennessee brothers Orrin and Tyrel Sackett are herding cattle out West while Tell Sackett is prospecting for gold in the hills.

Stars: Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, Jeff Osterhage, Glenn Ford

Votes: 2,224

7. The Lady Eve (1941)

Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

A trio of classy card sharks targets a socially awkward brewery heir, until one of them falls in love with him.

Director: Preston Sturges | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, Eugene Pallette

Votes: 23,442

8. Croupier (1998)

Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama

An aspiring writer is hired as a croupier at a casino, where he realizes that his life as a croupier would make a great novel.

Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Clive Owen, Nick Reding, Nicholas Ball, Alexander Morton

Votes: 23,576 | Gross: $6.20M

9. North to Alaska (1960)

Approved | 122 min | Comedy, Romance, Western

During the Alaska gold rush, prospector George sends partner Sam to Seattle to bring his fiancée but when it turns out that she married another man, Sam returns with a pretty substitute, the hostess of the Henhouse dance hall.

Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: John Wayne, Stewart Granger, Ernie Kovacs, Fabian

Votes: 8,511

10. My Daughter's Secret Life (2001 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama

Kaitlyn is a high school student whose obsession with gambling leads to her accumulating a mountain of debt. Her habit also causes a high degree of family tension.

Director: John Fawcett | Stars: Elisha Cuthbert, Sherry Miller, Evan Sabba, Greg Ellwand

Votes: 1,450

11. The Hindenburg (1975)

Approved | 125 min | Adventure, Drama, History

A chronicle of the Hindenburg disaster in which a zeppelin burst into flames.

Director: Robert Wise | Stars: George C. Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton, Roy Thinnes

Votes: 6,603 | Gross: $27.95M

12. Darby's Rangers (1958)

Approved | 121 min | Action, Drama, War

The lives, loves, and battles of fictional characters in the Army's First Ranger Battalion during WWII.

Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: James Garner, Etchika Choureau, Jack Warden, Edd Byrnes

Votes: 1,613

13. Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)

Approved | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Fugitive Bill Saunders and lonely nurse Jane Wharton are crossed by fate when he hides out in her apartment.

Director: Norman Foster | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster, Robert Newton, Lewis L. Russell

Votes: 2,173

14. At Long Last Love (1975)

G | 118 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Four socialite old friends unexpectedly clash, and switch partners during a party and attempt to make each other jealous.

Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Cybill Shepherd, Madeline Kahn, Duilio Del Prete

Votes: 1,405 | Gross: $3.27M

15. The Lawless Breed (1952)

Approved | 83 min | Biography, Western

After being released from prison, former gun-fighter John Wesley Hardin hopes to have his autobiography published in order to rehabilitate his tarnished reputation.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Rock Hudson, Julie Adams, Mary Castle, John McIntire

Votes: 1,429

16. The Music of Chance (1993)

R | 98 min | Drama

A thrill seeker agrees to help a shady professional gambler win a high stakes poker game. However, they lose and become captives of two eccentric rich men who decide to forcibly keep them on their remote gated ranch as indentured servants.

Director: Philip Haas | Stars: James Spader, Mandy Patinkin, M. Emmet Walsh, Charles Durning

Votes: 2,565 | Gross: $0.31M

17. Triggerman (2009 TV Movie)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Western

A legendary poker playing outlaw, Triggerman, arrives to town for the wildest gambling tournament on this side of the west.

Directors: Giulio Base, Terence Hill | Stars: Terence Hill, Clare Carey, Maria P. Petruolo, Fabrizio Bucci

Votes: 738

18. The Jerks (1987)

85 min | Comedy, Crime

Bent on making it big, a motley crew of small-time crooks assembles to plan and execute a big-time bank heist, unbeknownst to them that someone is using them as a decoy for a much bigger job behind their backs.

Director: Giorgos Konstadinou | Stars: Giorgos Konstadinou, Markos Lezes, Giannis Vouros, Kostas Palios

Votes: 916

19. Tennessee's Partner (1955)

Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Drama, Romance

In a California mining town, a gold miner, a saloon gambler and a cat-house madam strike an odd alliance revolving around a gold mine claim.

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: John Payne, Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Coleen Gray

Votes: 760

20. Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)

Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An ex-hood hopes to start a new life under an assumed name in a small town but his past catches up with him when an old crime-buddy asks him to help with a casino heist.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Spring Byington, Paul Stewart

Votes: 1,313

21. Santa Fe (1951)

Approved | 87 min | Western

After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find themselves on opposite sides of a final showdown.

Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Randolph Scott, Janis Carter, Jerome Courtland, Peter M. Thompson

Votes: 1,145

22. Flaming Frontier (1965)

G | 93 min | Adventure, Western

Old Surehand and Old Wabble are trailing a killer, but on the way they also intervene in a dispute between the Comanche and the settlers.

Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Stewart Granger, Pierre Brice, Larry Pennell, Letícia Román

Votes: 1,690

23. The Birds and the Bees (1956)

Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

On an ocean voyage, a card shark and her father cheat a naive man out of his money. Things take a twist when the girl falls in love with the man she's just fleeced.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: George Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor, David Niven, Reginald Gardiner

Votes: 250

24. Mister Cory (1957)

Approved | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A street-smart young man from the Chicago slums dreams of cajoling with the rich and powerful, no matter the cost.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Tony Curtis, Martha Hyer, Charles Bickford, Kathryn Grant

Votes: 576

25. Torrid Zone (1940)

Passed | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Plagued by revolutionaries that harass his plantation in a banana republic, fruit company exec Steve Case rehires former nemesis Nick Butler to restore order and profits.

Director: William Keighley | Stars: James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, Andy Devine

Votes: 1,495

26. Badmen of Tombstone (1949)

Approved | 75 min | Western

A marshal goes up against a collection of vicious outlaws terrorizing his town.

Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: Barry Sullivan, Marjorie Reynolds, Broderick Crawford, Fortunio Bonanova

Votes: 145

27. General Spanky (1936)

Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Family, War

A small boy is instrumental in a famous Civil War victory.

Directors: Gordon Douglas, Fred C. Newmeyer | Stars: George 'Spanky' McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Ralph Morgan, Irving Pichel

Votes: 437

28. Backtrack! (1969)

G | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Wyoming cowhand and gambler Trampas is sent by his employer to Mexico to buy a bull but in Laredo he unwillingly joins three Texas Rangers on a dangerous mission into Mexico.

Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Neville Brand, James Drury, Doug McClure, Peter Brown

Votes: 227

29. Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941)

Approved | 69 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Jewlery smuggled into the United States from China.

Director: James P. Hogan | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, Anna May Wong

Votes: 225

30. Tis politsmanas to... kangelo (1981)

89 min | Comedy

A housewife slips into her cousin's police uniform to check on her husband who is dazzled by a seductive industrial spy, and in the meantime, gives wrongdoers what they deserve. But, can a law-enforcement uniform save her marriage?

Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Rena Vlahopoulou, Elena Nathanail, Dimitris Zakynthinos, Kostas Karagiorgis

Votes: 69

31. I hartopaihtra (1964)

94 min | Comedy

About Aleka who is obsessed with playing cards and the efforts of her husband to make her quit this bad "habit".

Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Rena Vlahopoulou, Labros Konstadaras, Lili Papayanni, Hloi Liaskou

Votes: 1,476

32. Moonshiners (2017)

15 min | Short, Comedy

A remake of the first fictional Finnish film, Salaviinanpolttajat (1907), made in 1907. The new version of this lost film is based on the synopsis of the original film.

Director: Juho Kuosmanen | Stars: Jaana Paananen, Juha Hurme, Tomi Alatalo, Jarkko Lahti

Votes: 157

33. Song of the Prairie (1949)

23 min | Animation, Short, Western

An animated singing western short in which a cowboy takes on the villain to save his beloved.

Director: Jirí Trnka

Votes: 240

34. Dust: A Tale of the Wired West (1995 Video Game)

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

First person adventure with action elements set in 1882 about a stranger and card player in Diamondback, New Mexico, who must help the townsfolk and defeat both a dangerous card shark, the Kid, and supernatural Bloodstone.

Stars: T.J. Gambrel, Jeneen Jordan, John Mayer, Ron McIntyre-Fender

Votes: 58

35. Alias the Deacon (1927)

Passed | 70 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A hillbilly deacon, who is actually a cardsharp in disguise, becomes involved in a small-town fight game.

Director: Edward Sloman | Stars: Jean Hersholt, June Marlowe, Ralph Graves, Myrtle Stedman

Votes: 24

36. O Labroukos ballader (1981)

97 min | Comedy

An incorrigible party animal falls prey to an alluring widow and nightclub/illegal gambling den owner, who is bent on rinsing him for every penny. Will he manage to get out of the tight spot, and get the girl?

Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Labros Konstadaras, Maro Kodou, Nelli Gini, Tonis Giakovakis

Votes: 182

37. Society Cheaters (1933)

Approved | 21 min | Short

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Director: Sam White | Stars: Ely Culbertson, William Augustin, Gerald Barry, Betty Furness

38. How Jones Lost His Roll (1905)

7 min | Comedy, Short

Animated intertitles help tell the tale of how a skinflint and his wife cheat their suburban neighbor at cards.

Director: Edwin S. Porter

Votes: 121

39. Transatlantic Bridge Tricks (1933)

Approved | 20 min | Short

A young fellow is trimmed by a gang of card sharks aboard a liner. Professional Bridge player, Ely Culbertson learns that one of the fraudsters has assumed his identity and manages to get into the game.

Director: Sam White | Stars: Ely Culbertson, Nat Carr, Harvey Clark, John Dow Clark

40. 26 Men (1957–1959)
Episode: Ranger Without a Badge (1959)

26 min | Western

A card shark agrees to help Rynning and Travis break up a gang of sheep rustlers.

Director: Franklin Adreon | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, Orville Sherman, Charlita

41. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
Episode: Mrs. Drysdale's Father (1965)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Mr. Farquar, Mrs. Drysdale's father comes for a visit. When he's alone with Drysdale, he reveals he's broke. It seems on his way over, he passed through Las Vegas and lost his whole fortune... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Depew | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr.

Votes: 89

42. Darkroom (1981–1982)
Episode: Make-Up (1981)

60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A guy who's down and out, buys a make up case from a old woman who says that it belonged to her husband who's an actor. She says she heard that whenever he puts on the make up he becomes ... See full summary »

Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: James Coburn, Billy Crystal, Brian Dennehy, Sian Barbara Allen

Votes: 41

43. Full House (1987–1995)
Episode: Kissing Cousins (1994)

TV-G | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Jesse's cousin Stavros comes to visit and takes advantage of the whole family.

Director: John Tracy | Stars: John Stamos, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, Candace Cameron Bure

Votes: 260

44. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode: Winning Streak (1960)

TV-PG | 30 min | Western

Morgan Earp has been having a streak of good luck in Tombstone's gambling houses causing him to break with his fiancée Ruthie and have grand ideas. Wyatt wants to get him to quit while he's still ahead and return to his old self.

Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Douglas Fowley, Ray Boyle, John Anderson

Votes: 39

45. Little Men (1998–1999)
Episode: Home for Christmas (1999)

TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Family

Nick is accused of murder, and the residents of Plumfield think his brother Ben is behind the crime.

Director: Robert Malenfant | Stars: Michelle Burke, Spencer Rochfort, Corey Sevier, Trevor Blumas

Votes: 10

46. Mr. Lucky (1959–1960)
Episode: Cold Deck (1960)

25 min | Drama, Thriller

Mr. Lucky and Andamo are visited by an old friend who needs their help who is now the manager of a posh country club with a problem: A recently suicidal club member is only one of many who ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: John Vivyan, Ross Martin, Tom Brown, Peter Leeds

Votes: 44

47. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode: The Card Sharps (1972)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Lamont won't heed Fred's warnings that he's being played for a sucker by some canny card sharps

Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Thalmus Rasulala, Ron Glass

Votes: 202

48. The Love Boat (1977–1987)
Episode: The Christmas Cruise: Part 1 (1986)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Mother/daughter cons work a Christmas cruise. Depression overcomes a comic portraying Santa. A couple are reunited after 11 years. The new Mrs. Stubing wonders what to get her husband for Christmas.

Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Jill Whelan

Votes: 73

49. Blackfly (2001–2002)
Episode: Bad Betty (2001)

Adventure, Comedy, History

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Director: Michael Kennedy | Stars: Ron James, Shauna Black, Richard Donat, James Kee

50. Blackfly (2001–2002)
Episode: Casino Madness (2002)

Adventure, Comedy, History

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Director: David Storey | Stars: Ron James, Shauna Black, Richard Donat, James Kee