The “Worst Gambling Movies of All Time” series continues with #21 — “Uncut Gems.”
Title and Year: Uncut Gems (2019)
Director: Josh and Benny Safdie
Actors: Adam Sandler, Kevin Garnett
Synopsis: Adam Sandler, cast totally opposite his typical light comedy stereotype, plays a scumbag jeweler and gambling addict who buries himself in debt and scandal.
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Read MoreMy series, “Best Gambling Movies of All Time” continues with #21 — a hysterical Asian film titled, “God of Gamblers.”
Title and Year: God of Gamblers (1989) a.k.a. God of Gambling
Director: Wong Jing
Actors: Chow Yun-fat
Synopsis: A legendary gambler suffers an accident and loses his memory and must try to regain his supernatural powers over chance.
Read MoreMy series, “Worst Gambling Movies of All Time” continues with #22 — “Lay the Favorite” which is about a veteran Las Vegas sports gambler who teaches a young female protege his trade secrets.
Title and Year: Lay the Favorite (2012)
Director: Stephen Frears
Actors: Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rebecca Hall
Synopsis: A bimbo quits her job as a stripper and moves to Las Vegas and becomes a professional sports bettor with the help of a scumbag.
Read MoreMy writing series, “Best Gambling Movies of All Time” continues with #22 — “29th Street,” described as a crossover between “Goodfellas” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Title and Year: 29th Street (1991)
Director: George Gallo
Actors: Anthony LaPaglia, Danny Aiello, Lainie Kazan, Robert Forster
Synopsis: A stereotypical Italian-American family is turned upside down on the eve of the first-ever New York State Lottery drawing when the aloof son believes he holds the winning ticket.
Read MoreMy writing series, “Worst Gambling Movies of All Time” continues with #23 — “The Cooler.”
Title and Year: The Cooler (2003)
Director: Wayne Kramer
Actors: William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin
Synopsis: A loser goes to work for a casino mobster and gets assigned to jinx the hot gamblers, but then he falls in love with a cocktail waitress and trouble ensues.
