Wives of the Rich

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March 2008 •English

Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 tuition as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor to a small but secretive club of five students, Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa to count cards at blackjack.

The Isle

April 2000 •Korean

Mute Hee-Jin is working as a clerk in a fishing resort in the Korean wilderness; selling baits, food and occasionally her body to the fishing tourists. One day she falls in love with Hyun-Shik, who is on the run from the police, and rescues him with a fish hook when he tries to commit suicide.

Last Year at Marienbad

May 1961 •French

In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.

The Good Thief

April 2003 •English

An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.

The Cooler

November 2003 •English

Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow, is happy with the arrangement. But Bernie finds unexpected happiness when he begins dating attractive waitress Natalie Belisario.

Stranger Than Paradise

October 1984 •English

A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.

God of Gamblers

December 1989 •

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 that he has a penchant for gambling.

Chihayafuru: Part III

March 2018 •Japanese

Story takes place 2 years after "Chihayafuru Part 2" and Chihaya is now a high school senior.

Grand Hotel

May 1932 •English

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

The Music of Chance

June 1993 •English

Two men face the consequences of gambling after playing with men beyond their league.

The Scopone Game

August 1972 •Italian

An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game scopone with destitute Peppino and his wife Antonia.

Household Saints

September 1993 •English

A chronicle of three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York’s Little Italy.

Wildfire

January 1915 •English

John Keefe, a gambler, shoots and kills Robert Barrington in an argument over a card game. Keefe steals Barrington's papers and forges a bill of sale to himself for Barrington's stable of race horses back east. The stable includes the prize filly, Wildfire. Meanwhile, Barrington's daughters, Henrietta and Myrtle, are becoming worried about their father's long absence in the West. John Garrison, the sheriff of the town in which Barrington was killed, goes East to investigate. He suspects Keefe (now called John Duffy) and begins to build a case, causing Henrietta to become suspicious. Keefe, realizing that the game is almost up, tries to get Wildfire's jockey to throw the big race, but Henrietta saves the day and Wildfire wins.

Empty Handed

December 2023 •Finnish

Bartender's quiet night turns entirely when a mysterious customer introduces a new game.

High Card

June 2020 •English

Two people who decide to hook-up for the first time distract themselves with comforting conversation.

Viimeinen savotta

November 1977 •Finnish

Follows the life of a pauper child Vike Nilonpoika from the early 1900's to the 1960s. During this time he works as a lumberjack in Lapland after running away from the despotic master. He soon becomes familiar with hookers, card hustlers and alcohol.

Yaniv

March 2024 •English

When their high school drama department falls victim to budget cuts, two teachers from the Bronx find an unlikely solution to their money problems: yaniv, a little-known card game with a thriving underground gambling scene in the Hasidic Jewish community.

The Last Chance

November 2025 •French

Le Renard

December 2020 •French

4 Kings

January 2014 •Thai

Zien is a conman who makes and sells fake Buddhist amulets. His nephew Riang is a chip off the old block, with many generations of gamblers' blood running through his veins.