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23 results for “gambling protagonist”

God of Gamblers

1989 ★ 7.2

Ko Chun, a renowned gambler, loses his memory in an accident and starts behaving like a child. Little Knife, an amateur gambler, offers him shelter and realizes

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Matka King

2026 ★ 7.6

In this fictional tale set in 1960s Mumbai, an enterprising cotton trader who craves legitimacy and respect, starts a new gambling game dubbed ‘Matka’, that tak

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Ikatan Darah

2026 ★ 7.0

A former martial arts athlete must face a network of loan sharks to save her younger brother, who is trapped in online gambling debt and risking their family’s

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Who's The Winner

1991 ★ 0.0

Shek Chi Hong is an honest and kind person. To earn a living, Chi Hong aspires to be a chef in Man Long’s casino but he ends up becoming a dealer instead. After

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The Wild Pear Tree

2018 ★ 7.5

Fresh out of university, a Turkish young man with literary aspirations returns to his home village and starts scraping together money to publish his book. While

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Zatoichi Monogatari

1974 ★ 8.2

Blind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gangs. Zatoichi Monogatari is a 1974 television series classifie

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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

1970 ★ 6.8

The blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's undergrou

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Catacombe

2018 ★ 5.8

Pro soccer player Jermaine Slagter is entering his last days at his club. Outside of the field his life is falling apart. Catacombe is a 2018 Dutch drama and th

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Silver Linings Playbook

2012 ★ 7.2

After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcil

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Apuesta por un amor

2004 ★ 6.9

Apuesta por un Amor is a Mexican telenovela produced by Angelli Nesma Medina for Televisa in 2004. Patricia Manterola and Juan Soler starred as the protagonists

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Banning

1967 ★ 5.8

A playboy golf pro, kicked off the circuit for alleged cheating, is forced to hustle for a living. Banning is a 1967 American drama sports film directed by Ron

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Dry Rot

1956 ★ 7.7

Comedy about a trio of not particularly bright bookmakers who try to fix a horse race. Dry Rot is a 1956 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey. The stor

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Marguerite's Theorem

2023 ★ 6.9

The future of Marguerite, a brilliant student in Mathematics at the prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, seems all planned out. The only woman from her year, M

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Critical Acclaim

2024 ★ 0.0

In a relentless battle against alcoholism, a struggling Italian-American filmmaker embarks on a perilous journey that forces him to confront his inner demons an

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Hex vs. Witchcraft

1980 ★ 5.1

A compulsive gambler weds a ghost who helps and hinders him in both horrid and hilarious ways. Hex vs. Witchcraft (1980) is a horror‑comedy‑fantasy film about a

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Red Rooms

2023 ★ 7.1

The high-profile case of serial killer Ludovic Chevalier has just gone to trial, and Kelly-Anne is obsessed. When reality blurs with her morbid fantasies, she g

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Harvard Man

2001 ★ 4.7

College has always been a time for experimentation, sexual, cultural and otherwise. "Harvard Man" plays out against a background of love, sex, basketball, crime

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The Duchess of Duke Street

1976 ★ 8.0

In Victorian London, Louisa Leyton works her way up from servant to renowned cook to proprietress of the upper-class Bentinck Hotel in Duke Street, St James's.

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Rope Hell

1978 ★ 5.0

Akiko is the heir to a yakuza clan. Hitoshi, who has been kicked out of the rival Hono Clan after attempting to seduce Akiko, kidnaps her at the behest of Hanam

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Molly's Game

2017 ★ 7.2

Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stake

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Lucky Number Slevin

2006 ★ 7.5

Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by

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Ushijima the Loan Shark

2010 ★ 8.6

Kaoru Ushijima's Kaukau Finance is the lender of last resort for many of the poorest people in the area: He collects without mercy and without fail. Ushijima th

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Uncut Gems

2019 ★ 7.2

A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetim

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