Top 10 Gambling Movies on Netflix

As several trips to the casino have taught us time and time again, sometimes the risk is worth the reward and other times it’s sadly not. And although it’s not always possible for us to visit the likes of Sin City, Reno or St. Tropez to gamble to our heart’s content and experience all of this, gambling movies are always readily available to watch via the online media giant, Netflix. So if your bankroll is a bit limited right now, you can still get your gambling fix while watching some of the best gambling movies on Netflix in our list that are frequently available to stream.

11. Bachelor Party Vegas

IMDb: 4.5/10
Year: 2006
Cast: Kal Penn, Jonathan Bennett, Donald Faison
Netflix: Bachelor Party Vegas

A group of friends head to Las Vegas for a night of debauchery to celebrate the upcoming wedding of a friend. Just one small problem: they wind up hiring a bank robber as their wedding planner. Things go hilariously wrong as the friends have casino security, the cops and even the boyfriend of a porn star on their tails.

10. James Bond: Casino Royale

IMDb: 5/10
Year: 1967
Cast: Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven
Netflix: Casino Royale

In the 1967 spy comedy film, ‘James Bond: Casino Royale’, David Niven stars as the “original James Bond 007” who is forced out of retirement to investigate the disappearances and deaths of other spies upon hearing the news of the death of M. Throughout the film, Bond, who’s promoted as the head of M16, realizes that the majority of British agents around the globe have been defeated as a result by enemies as a result of one weakness – sex. As Bond succeeds in resisting the seductive lure of several women spies he encounters, he eventually manages to befriend MiMi/Lady Fiona, a SMERSH agent who becomes so affected by Bond, that she changes her allegiances to Bond and helps him uncover Le Chriffe’s plot to raise money for terrorists by playing and cheating at the casino game, Baccarat. As a result, Bond hires several phoney 007s including the millionaire spy, Vesper Lynd, in an attempt to take down SMERSH agent, Le Chiffre (played by Orson Welles) and Dr Noah (played by Woody Allen). 

9. Guns Girls and Gambling

IMDb: 5.5/10
Year: 2011
Cast: Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Powers Boothe, Helena Mattsson
Prime Video: Guns Girls and Gambling

Basically take Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and base it in Las Vegas and you have Guns, Girls, and Gambling. The movie centers around a “priceless tribal artifact” that gets lost during a poker game and numerous characters chase after it. Among the characters are a prostitute, a corrupt cop, cowboys, Indians and a group of Elvis impersonators.

8. Bugsy

IMDb: 6.8/10
Year: 1991
Cast: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley
Netflix: Bugsy

This film tells the story of gangster Bugsy Siegel and his dream of building a gambling oasis in middle of the Nevada desert, later to become Las Vegas. His affair with Virginia Hill would ultimately lead to his murder and prevent him from ever seeing his dream from becoming a reality.

7. 21

IMDb: 6.8/10
Year: 2008
Cast: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne
Netflix: 21

This is an American heist drama movie and is based on a true story. A brilliant student at MIT, Ben Campbell needs money to pay his tuition fees. Along with fellow students and with the leadership of a professor, the team use their math skills to win in Las Vegas at the blackjack table. The stakes get higher when crossing paths with a casino head of security.

6. The Cooler

IMDb: 6.9/10
Year: 2003
Stars: William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin
Netflix: The Cooler

Bernie (Macy) is what seems to be a bona fide loser. He works for the casino manager (Baldwin) who takes advantage of Bernie’s ability to change the luck for hot-streak gamblers at the casino. When Bernie meets the waitress Natalie (Bello) his life changes for the better. Baldwin’s character is willing to go a long way to keep Bernie and his special skills at the casino.

5. Croupier

IMDb: 7/10
Year: 1998
Cast: Clive Owen, Nick Reding, Nicholas Ball
Netflix: Croupier

If you’ve ever wanted to see the world of gambling from the perspective of a professional dealer, then the ‘Croupier’ just might be for you. This particular film explores the dark side of the world of gambling by painting a rather unusual portrait of the casino world – at least the part we are used to seeing on the big screens. Director Mike Hodge has created a story told from the dealer’s perspective. In contrast to many other casino movies, the film stays away from the lavish luxury casinos of the Las Vegas strip and other casino towns and focuses on smaller card rooms in London where people gamble for more than just their paychecks. In the ‘Croupier’, a cold and rough gambling world is presented to the audience, and the luxurious world of a high roller casino seems far, far away.

4. Rounders

IMDb: 7.3/10
Year: 1998
Stars: Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Malkovich, John Turturro, Gretchen Mol
Netflix: Rounders

Largely hailed as the quintessential poker movie, this film follows the trials and tribulations of law student/poker genius Mike McDermott, played by Matt Damon. While trying to manage school and a relationship, McDermott navigates the waters of the underground poker scene in New York to earn his stake for the World Series of Poker.

3. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

IMDb: 7.5/10
Year: 1998
Stars: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Tobey Maguire
Netflix: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

The cult-favourite starring Johnny Depp centers around a sportswriter and his drug-inspired misadventures with his lawyer through a three-day romp starting in Los Angeles and ending in Vegas. If you enjoyed the book, you’ll also be surprised how much you’ll enjoy the movie. Depp’s portrayal of author and gonzo journalism renegade Hunter S. Thompson is both over the top and surprisingly heartfelt. The two built a relationship during the filming of the movie that lasted until Thompson’s suicide in 2005.

2. Ocean’s 11

IMDb: 7.7/10
Year: 2001 
Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Andy Garcia
Netflix: Ocean’s 11

This remake of the classic Rat Pack comedy from the 1960s is as much an action movie as a comedy. Eleven professional criminals are put together for a heist against a bank with $150 million in the vault – all of it from three major Las Vegas casinos (Bellagio, Mirage and MGM Grand.) These casinos are owned by Terry Benedict (Garcia) who’s dating Tess (Roberts), the Ocean 11 leader Dan’s (Clooney) old girlfriend. This makes the whole operation even more personal. Ocean’s 11 is an action-packed movie, and just as in the original, it contains some great acting performances from the Hollywood elite of its time.

2. Casino Royale

IMDb: 8.0/10
Year: 2006
Cast: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen
Netflix: Casino Royale

The British secret agent James Bond has to travel to France in the film “Casino Royale” to drive an enemy agent into ruin at a card game. Intelligence chief M sends Bond on a mission to take down a French entrepreneur named “Le Chiffre”.

1. Casino

IMDb: 8.2/10
Year: 1995
Cast: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci
Netflix: Casino

Martin Scorsese directs this film based on the Nicholas Pileggi book about Las Vegas in the 1970s and 80s.The film tells the story of the rise and subsequent fall of Sam Rosenthal, the owner of the Tangiers Casino with ties to the mob. It’s a movie that shows just how dirty “Fabulous Las Vegas” was during those decades.

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Bonus Gambling Movies

We’ve thrown in another two bonus casino flicks to binge this weekend which we just simply could not leave out of this list. Enjoy!

Modern Marvels: Las Vegas

IMDb: 8.1/10
Year: 1994
Stars: Wayne Newton, Jack Perkins, Debbie Reynolds
Amazon: Modern Marvels: Las Vegas

This documentary focuses less on gambling and on how the city was actually built. Starting from its Mormon cow town days before evolving to the modern-day gambler’s paradise, viewers learn literally how the city of lights was built.