THEME EXPLORATION

illegal gambling

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Cheaters
The Cheaters
1958 · Marcel Carné
Le Tripot clandestin
Le Tripot clandestin
1905 · Georges Méliès
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin
1973 · Alexander Kluge
Casino
Casino
1995 · Martin Scorsese
Rennsymphonie
Rennsymphonie
1928 · Hans Richter
Yojimbo
Yojimbo
1961 · Akira Kurosawa
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
2006 · Martin Campbell
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
Zatoichi
Zatoichi
1962 · —
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
The Silent Run
The Silent Run
2026 · Marta Bergman
My Brother Talks to Horses
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947 · Fred Zinnemann
The Weak and the Wicked
The Weak and the Wicked
1954 · J. Lee Thompson
Need for Speed
Need for Speed
2014 · Scott Waugh
Baazi
Baazi
1951 · Guru Dutt
Croupier
Croupier
1998 · Mike Hodges
La vida abismal
La vida abismal
2007 · Ventura Pons
Odds and Evens
Odds and Evens
1978 · Sergio Corbucci
The Gambler Lady
The Gambler Lady
1964 · Yannis Dalianidis
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
2007 · Cristian Mungiu
All for the Winner
All for the Winner
1990 · Corey Yuen & Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Genus Pan
Genus Pan
2020 · Lav Diaz
From Vegas to Macau III
From Vegas to Macau III
2016 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Get Rich Quick
Get Rich Quick
1951 · Jack Kinney
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
2019 · Guo Shubo
The Childe
The Childe
2023 · Park Jung-hoon
The Good Thief
The Good Thief
2003 · Neil Jordan
The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas
The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas
2012 · Luis Mandoki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like 'Casino' and 'The Gambler' intimately explore the psychology of addiction, corruption, and the criminal underworld of illegal gambling.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

Films such as 'Chungking Express' and his work in Hong Kong cinema frequently depict the glamour and danger of underground gambling cultures.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His psychologically intense films like 'Killing of a Sacred Deer' examine moral corruption and high-stakes power dynamics similar to illegal gambling's ethical collapse.