Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Like all crazy nights to remember, a group of friends is the main plot of this movie! The movie revolves around an initially well thought out plan where Eddy, Tom, Soap, and Bacon put together $100,000 for Eddy who’s what they call a card shark and can only double their money if not triple it, but, like every sure-to-work plan this one falls through and the entertainment level for the viewers increases with every difficulty they face and every plot twist!
21
Getting into MIT can be the entire plot of a movie but imagine a movie where a bunch of very smart people study and figure out a way to kill it at Casinos? Yes, that’s the base for the movie 21, a group of really smart students under the guidance of their teacher learn to count cards and mysterious signals and they make a substantial amount of money. The plot thickens when the protagonist Ben gets extremely influenced by that life and loses sight of his main goal to raise money to get the scholarship that covers his tuition fees. Just like the movie, don’t we all have something we feel is not our cup of tea and then once we taste it we can’t ever look back?
Casino Royale
Imagine an international spy with his license to kill and money to spend in a casino playing a high stakes tournament? It’s got entertainment guaranteed! The Casino Royale movie revolves around a very high profile game organized by the antagonist of the movie by the means of which he tries to rebirth the fortune 007 destroyed. Bond dodges past all the obstacles that come his way and manages to accomplish his mission, granted there’s a lot of high fueled action and drama that occurs in between which makes this movie one of the all-time favorites in both the James Bond movie series and best movies based on card games.
Ocean’s Eleven
Fueled by the thought of getting back at foe for personal reasons and make $160,000,000 in the bargain seems like more than a fair idea. Here’s the catch though, getting back by robbing one of the most heavily guarded casinos is not only difficult but also requires more than one person. With the help of his friend Rusty, Danny recruits 8 highly trained criminals and they start planning what can only be described as the heists of all heists. Meticulous planning and pinpoint precision lead to the biggest payday all 11 people involved in the heist and since their leader’s name is Danny Ocean they’re called Ocean’s Eleven. Excited to watch how the events unfold? The movie will not disappoint; after all the success of this movie brought about three sequels!
Maverick
Maverick, starring Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster, hasn’t really aged well and when you watch it today it’s obvious this is a 1990s take on the Wild West which isn’t very realistic. Still, if you suspend your disbelief you might enjoy the twists and turns in this two-hour Western comedy. The movie was a box office success, and was nominated for an Oscar for best costume design, but this concept of a Western comedy hasn’t really been reproduced since. At the time of its release Maverick was a novelty but doesn’t look that good today. But if you’re a fan of Mel Gibson, you can watch him roam the West playing five-card draw poker and wanting to prove he’s the best card player there is. Trouble is, he’s $3k short of the $25k tournament entry fee.