Duel on the Mississippi

Mud

April 2013 •English

Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.

Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

January 1970 •English

A new bride gets caught between her decadent husband and his black half-brother.

Aces and Eights

June 1936 •English

A card sharp steps in when a Mexican family's ranch is threatened by swindlers and cheats.

Midnight Madonna

July 1937 •English

A habitual gambler comes to the aid of a desperate woman after her daughter inherits a fortune and is underhandedly taken by her estranged father.

Down in the Delta

December 1998 •English

A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live with her uncle and aunt for the summer.

Red Dirt

March 2000 •English

At only twenty, Griffith is struggling with the responsibilities of caring for his unwell aunt, grieving the loss of their family's matriarch, and his own dreams of leaving Pine Apple. With the arrival of a stranger, Griffith's carefully constructed walls of shame and silence begin to come down and his life takes an unexpected turn.

Silver Queen

November 1942 •English

A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and his fortune die during market crash of the 1800's.

Twisted Trails

December 1916 •English

Ranch foreman Tom Snow is being hounded by sheriff Luke Fisher and his deputy, Brad Foster. The pair are really cattle rustlers, and they're trying to pin the blame on Snow. Snow escapes from them and leads them on a death-defying escape over a chasm.

The Ludoman

April 2025 •Russian

Prokhor is a roulette player. His life becomes uncertain after debt collectors knock on his door.

Summer and Smoke

November 1961 •English

In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door.

Diamond Jim

September 1935 •English

A loose biopic based on the life of Gilded Age tycoon "Diamond" Jim Brady.

The Secret of Lone Star

May 1920 •French

Adam and Evelyne

May 1949 •English

A handsome gambler unwittingly becomes guardian of an orphaned, teenaged girl.

Ballad of a Small Player

October 2025 •English

A high-stakes gambler decides to lay low in Macau after his past and debts catch up with him. Along the way he encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation.

One Desire

July 1955 •English

The "one desire" of ex-gambler Clint Saunders and bar woman Tacey Cromwell is to escape their shady former lives and settle down to respectability. With Clint's younger brother and an orphaned girl in tow, the couple moves to a Colorado mining town where their love is tested by Judith Watrous, daughter of the town banker, who has her sights on Clint.

Never Trust a Gambler

July 1951 •English

A small-time gambler on the run from the law hides in his ex-wife's house.

Flower Buds

December 2011 •Czech

Flower Buds tells the story of the gradual breakdown of a family living in a small town. Each character lives according to his or her own ideals. Agata wants a happy life far from home, fully aware that her only hope is to escape and therefore betray those close to her. Honza believes in the purity and power of love, regardless of the circumstances under which it is born. Kamila looks confidently to the future and does not intend to accept the misery of the present. The only Jarda knows that he will not change the world or himself. Aware of his weakness, he does not even try. In his mind, of course, his addiction to slot machines, which has led to a nearly impossible situation, is as certain as most gamblers' belief of an imminent win. The real and convincing attempt to rescue his family comes when it is too late. It is just a futile gesture, a desperate last ditch effort.

One Dollar Too Many

August 1968 •Italian

Suave gambler Clay Watson, cocky sharpshooter Moses Lang, and wily thespian Edwin Kean are a trio of criminals in the Old West. The motley threesome are forced to form an uneasy alliance in order to find $400,000 dollars in stolen money.

The Exiles

October 1923 •English

Finding herself accused of a murder she didn't commit, Alice Carroll flees to Tangier, Morocco. District Attorney Henry Holcombe, meanwhile, has discovered that she is actually innocent and sets out to search for her. He finds her in Tanger, but she is under the influence of the shady Wilhelm von Linke, who owns a seedy gambling den. Complications ensue.

The Rawhide Years

July 1956 •English

Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious entertainer Zoe. But Galena's leading citizen is murdered on the boat; Ben, on arrival, finds a lynch mob after his neck, and flees. Three years of wandering later, Zoe's letters stop coming and Ben returns to find her and attempt the hopeless task of clearing himself.