The Best Poker Movies
List of the best poker movies ever. All of the top poker films have been included, but if you believe we missed one please feel free to add your favorite poker films to the list of best poker movies yourself. With its high stakes and rivalries (play your opponent, not the cards), poker is a seed for drama and has begat some of the best poker movies with its non-stop action.
What are the top poker movies? Gambling has been with us for millennia, and it's become the fodder for some of the best poker films to hit the big screen. Small wonder then that it has found a foothold within our movie lexicon or that poker films are rated as some of the best films of all time. Whether you're ready to bet or fold, if you enjoy poker then these poker movies are the movies for you!
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1Matt Damon, Ed Norton, John Turturro- 2
Molly's Game
Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Michael Cera- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Aaron Sorkin
The true story of Molly Bloom, a beautiful, young, Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 ...more ![Maverick]()
3Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner![The Sting]()
4Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw- 5Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci
- Released: 1995
- Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Is this one of the best movies about Las Vegas?
In early-1970s Las Vegas, low-level mobster Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro) gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, ...more ![The Cincinnati Kid]()
6Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Ann-Margret
