Gambling themed movies you can watch on Netflix right now  on Netflix: Release Date & Details

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Gambling is a rich source of material for Hollywood. When you think about it, it’s got it all. High risk leading to potentially huge returns or complete disaster, the tension and drama of the game itself, the potential for deception and the worst types of human frailty laid bare. Place all this against the glamorous backdrop of a casino in Las Vegas or Monte Carlo, and you have a surefire box office success. 

There’s a great selection of gambling movies on Netflix right now, from box office classics to hidden gems. Let’s take a look at the top ranked gambling movies available to watch on Netflix today. 

Molly’s Game 

Our first choice definitely falls into the “hidden gems” category. Marking Aaron Sorkin’s debut as director, the movie has a stellar cast that includes Idris Elba, Kevin Costner and Jessica Chastain in the title role as Molly Bloom. The movie tells the true story of a world class skier who entered the shadowy world of underground high-stakes poker when injury brought an end to her Olympic aspirations. 

Moneyball 

Sports betting can be just as intriguing a theme as casino gaming. For American audiences, no sport has quite the same sense of romance as baseball, and there have been plenty of classic sports movies about baseball teams battling adversity. These days, we are all familiar with sports betting and there are online resources like https://www.gambleonline.co/ to help us safely bet on our favorite team. Moneyball shows us the world of sports betting from the perspective of a pro sports team. If you agree that baseball, Brad Pitt and sports betting sounds like a match made in heaven, don’t miss Moneyball! 

Ocean’s Eleven 

Something we love about Netflix is the way it brings some of the all-time classics to a new audience. Ocean’s Eleven really is a timeless classic. Yes, it’s set in Las Vegas, with much of the action shot in and around the Bellagio Hotel and Casino. However, it’s really a classic caper movie, and the way the component parts fit together like a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle make this movie a true work of art. What’s more, you’ll seldom see a cast list so packed with A-listers. George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Carl Reiner, Brad Pitt, the list goes on and on. If you’ve never seen it, you’re in for a treat. If you watched it in the cinema 20 years ago, it’s high time you revisited it! 

21 

Another case of truth being stranger than fiction, this 2007 movie has attracted renewed interest in recent years as more people have taken up blackjack in the mobile casino age. The topic of card counting is an intriguing one – when done successfully it can certainly give a player a valuable edge over the casino, and that’s what happened when the MIT blackjack team took a road trip to Sin City. The finer points might have been given the Hollywood treatment, but the movie stays close to the facts in all the important details, which makes it even more compelling viewing.  

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