A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.
When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After becoming involved with a young married woman, her husband hires Bobby to kill her. Later, she hires Bobby to kill the husband.
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 an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma.
Jahrelang hat der draufgängerische Beau Ben in der Karibik nach einem legendären Schatz gesucht und dafür alles, auch die Ehe mit Tess, geopfert. Ein sensationeller Fund, der Hinweise auf den Schatz liefert, lässt Ben hoffen, dass es für den Abenteurer und auch den Romantiker ein Happy End geben wird. Doch der verschuldete Ben hat gefährliche Gegner, die reich werden wollen, aber glücklicherweise auch einen Geldgeber, der dies schon ist. Und selbst Tess hat noch etwas für den Hallodri übrig.
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
Bundesagent Aaron Falk kehrt nach über zwanzig Jahren Abwesenheit in seine Heimatstadt zurück, um der Beerdigung seines Jugendfreundes Luke beizuwohnen, der angeblich seine Frau und sein Kind getötet hat, bevor er sich das Leben nahm - ein Opfer des Wahnsinns, der diese Gemeinde nach mehr als einem Jahrzehnt der Dürre heimgesucht hat. Als Falk widerwillig zustimmt, zu bleiben und das Verbrechen zu untersuchen, reißt er eine alte Wunde auf - den Tod der 17-jährigen Ellie Deacon. Falk beginnt zu vermuten, dass diese beiden Verbrechen, die Jahrzehnte auseinander liegen, miteinander verbunden sind. Während er darum kämpft, nicht nur Lukes Unschuld, sondern auch seine eigene zu beweisen, sieht sich Falk mit Vorurteilen ihm gegenüber und der aufgestauten Wut einer verängstigten Gemeinde konfrontiert.
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
A chef with gambling problems flees to the Latin American villa of an old friend who appears to be living an extraordinary life.
A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.
Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fugui loses everything. In the years that follow he is pressed into both the nationalist and communist armies, while Jiazhen is forced into menial work.
A gambler, fresh out of prison, and a beautiful hooker find themselves caught in an underground scheme that's spinning wildly out of control.
When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.
Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared. But the golden moments pass, and the men shoulder their responsibilities, leaving the Diner behind.
A drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. A businessman bets his life on a horse race; a gangster sees the future; a pop star falls prey to a crime boss; a doctor must save the love of his life.
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Gerry is a talented but down-on-his-luck gambler whose fortunes begin to change when he meets Curtis, a younger, highly charismatic poker player. The two strike up an immediate friendship and Gerry quickly persuades his new friend to accompany him on a road trip to a legendary high stakes poker game in New Orleans. As they make their way down the Mississippi River, Gerry and Curtis manage to find themselves in just about every bar, racetrack, casino, and pool hall they can find, experiencing both incredible highs and dispiriting lows, but ultimately forging a deep and genuine bond that will stay with them long after their adventure is over.
On her deathbed, a mother makes her son promise never to get married, which scars him with psychological blocks to a commitment with his girlfriend. They finally decide to tie the knot in Vegas, but a wealthy gambler arranges for the man to lose $65K in a poker game and offers to clear the debt for a weekend with his fiancée.
Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam's father needs to get a heart transplant.