A man writes a check for $1,000 to cover a gambling debt. The problem is that he doesn't have enough money in his bank account to cover it. The check was written on Friday afternoon, but cannot be cashed before the following Tuesday. The check is used to pay several debts until...

When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability o...

It's night on a Paris bridge. A girl leans over Seine River with tears in her eyes and a violent yea...

In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empi...

This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, ...

A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling...

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla a...

A film based on the true story of a twenty year old girl who lives with her mother and her younger, ...

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Holly...

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scho...

This comic drama examines the relationships and addictions of a group of twenty-something friends wi...

At the racetrack, cleaner, Willy Joy is tricked into buying Lindy Lou, a useless greyhound, who's no...

A woman with a butterfly mask starts to win huge at gambling and ends up having to defend herself fr...

Nominated for two primetime Emmy Awards in 1984, this made-for-TV movie follows the true story of Am...

A gambler wanted for murder hides under the guise of a clergyman.

In this pre-WWII German mystery-comedy, a lovely kleptomaniac with a taste for fine jewelry is unabl...

Maximillian (Max) has a serious addiction his family knows nothing about. He places bets with his fr...

An enigmatic tale of four people whose lives are intertwined by destiny are subject to the laws of f...

Toboggan, the 1934 Henri Decoin French boxing sports romantic love triangle melodrama (about a washe...

The long awaited second film in the Wicked Priest series is a masterpiece of sword swinging fury as ...