Filmmakers have always been inspired by casinos and Las Vegas. The following casino movies are the result of a splendid work of the greatest directors. All of them are very interesting and worth watching. Maybe some of these films will help you to familiarize yourself with this or that casino game or maybe even receive some gambling tip.
Gambling Movies
- "Ocean's Eleven" is considered the most popular casino movie which was remade by Steven Soderburgh in 2001.The plot of the movie is the following: the main character is Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his gang consists of Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt), Caldwell (Matt Damon), Saul Bloom (Carl Reiner) and others are going to rob The Bellagio, The Mirage and MGM Grand Las Vegas casinos. The film itself is very exciting and intriguing.
- One more famous casino movie is "Honeymoon in Vegas" (1992). The main character Jack Singer (Nicolas Cage) decides to propose marriage to his girl-friend Betsy (Sarah Jessica Parker) and later they decide to marry in Las Vegas. Then the events start to be more dangerous and interesting. This comedy guarantees plenty oа laughs.
- "Rounders" (1998) with Matt Damon as the main character of Mike McDermott. Mike is the best poker player in the world who decides to give up the game and to concentrate on studying in the law school. His fried Worm (Ed Norton), recently released from a jail, persuades him to return to poker and to earn some money. The tension increases when they start to win big money.
- The last movie in our list is "Casino" (1995). The events of the film tell true story about Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro). Rothstein is a mobster who decides to move to Las Vegas to become the operator in the Tangiers casino. His wife (Sharon Stone) is a drug addict and his friend Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci). The main character is trying to cope with all difficulties connected with his wife and fried which slowly spiraling to the violence.