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CASINO MOVIES: FROM FELLINI TO BOND

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Domestic and foreign cinema has long been interested in the issue of gambling. The topic is as interesting as the very life of such a gaming establishment as a casino is impressive.

Life, shrouded in many secrets and intrigues, attracts the attention of the most famous screenwriters and directors. In this review we will show the diversity and originality of the approach to the description of the casino theme.  

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FAMOUS MOVIES OF THE LAST DECADES

Let’s list a few movies of recent years that deserve special attention:

  • Joueurs, premiered 2018 (France). 

This is a film about the underground casinos of France and the life of adventurers-lovers. Adventures turning into a whole drama. The audience will be interested in the intriguing denouement of the plot.

  • Molly’s Game, premiered 2018 (USA).  

The film is autobiographical. The plot was the life of the athlete Molly Bloom.

  • The House, premiered 2017 (USA).

This comedy will help to get away from the gray everyday life. Enterprising residents of one of the houses in the United States decided to make good money by opening a casino in the basement of their house. If this is the basement of the house, then we know that it is not very convenient compared to today’s opportunity to have fun and relax, say, in the same online slots in Canada. Comfortable, safe and no hassle.

  • Runner, Runner, premiered 2013 (USA).

In this crime thriller, Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake perfectly played their roles. The intrigue itself will be promised to you.

  • Killing Them Softly, premiered 2012 (USA).

This criminal detective is quite interesting due to great play of the popular American actor Brad Pitt.

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These movies have been heard for a long time and do not cease to amaze with their grandeur and scope of the topic. The following ones have the largest rollout:

  • The Hangover, premiered 2009 (USA).

This wonderful comedy has become the best in this genre. Watch and enjoy the game of famous American actors and the unpredictability of the plot.

  • Ocean’s Thirteen, premiered 2007 (USA). 

This film is the conclusion of the famous American crime comedy trilogy (“Ocean’s Eleven” and “Ocean’s Twelve”). 

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  • Casino Royale, premiered 2006 (USA). 

The well-known agent 007 James Bond appears before us in all his male attractiveness. Handsome, strong, smart, enterprising and mysterious – why not a hero to follow. Again – a great game of actors catches the eye.

  • The Cooler, premiered 2004 (USA). 

The film, shot in the genre of romantic drama, tells about the life of an outstanding personality – a casino employee. The presence of this employee at the gaming table predicts a clear failure and loss to all players. And this, unfortunately, happens in films.

  • Pistol Whipped, premiered 2008 (USA). 

The plot of this American action movie was based on the story of a police officer who was addicted to gambling and alcohol.

  • 21, premiered 2008 (USA). 

The very name of the show speaks for itself. It’s about the popular game of blackjack. The plot of the film is based on real events noted in the casinos of Las Vegas.

There may not be enough time today to even list films with a “casino” theme. All of them are interesting in their own way and, somewhere, even instructive. There is no “easy money” in gambling. To earn “big”, you need hard work and practice a lot. Gambling is loved by those strong in spirit and constant in their aspirations. Carpe diem!