7 best movies to watch based on card games
                     7 Best 
Movies To 
Watch 
Based On 
Card Games
www.classicrummy.com
 In a world full of entertaining movies, it is easy 
to find your niche and just keep watching movies 
that interest you. One of the most interesting 
categories of movies are based on card games.
 Here are the top 7 best movies you should 
watch if you like action, adventure, romance, 
basically any genre of cinema because it’s all 
included in movies which involve card games.
 Minor spoilers ahead, not enough to spoil the fun 
of watching these movies though so continue 
reading in peace!
www.classicrummy.com
1. 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
 
www.classicrummy.com
 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!
www.classicrummy.com
2. 21 Movie
 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 substantial amount of money.
www.classicrummy.com
 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?
www.classicrummy.com
3. 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.
www.classicrummy.com
 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.
www.classicrummy.com
4. The Hangover
 An erratic sequence of events followed by a night so 
eventful that the morning after is more of a trip down 
memory lane to remember what happened on that 
crazy night.
 Such is the plot of Hangover, a movie imprinted on our 
minds for the level craziness that followed after a 
very eventful night at the casino. 
www.classicrummy.com
 When the group of 4 is reduced to a trio and 
the person who’s missing is getting married in a 
few hours the friends have to defy all odds and 
make sure their missing friend is first found and 
then gets back in time for his wedding.
 If you plan to watch this comedy anytime soon 
please do so with the warning that there will be 
more than a few laughs during the duration of the 
movie and a few after, after all they manage to do 
is kidnap a tiger!
www.classicrummy.com
5. 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 a 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.
www.classicrummy.com
 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 leads 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!
www.classicrummy.com
6. California Split
 A light hearted movie with the generic plot twists 
enacted with such enthusiasm that it re-invites you to 
watch the movie multiple times.
 There’s no big surprise involved, two unlikely friends 
develop their friendship on their mutual love of card 
games while one of them is totally immersed into that 
lifestyle, the other is just finding his way in this 
lucrative lifestyle.
www.classicrummy.com
 They encounter trouble as everyone eventually does 
when they don’t know what they’re doing in a world 
where 
highly skilled players are showcasing their talents
 for everyone to see yet
 somehow they overcome these hurdles and come to 
an understanding that maybe this lifestyle is not for 
everyone and they both go their separate ways.
www.classicrummy.com
7. The Cincinnati 
Kid
 An all time classic The Cincinnati Kid set the tone of 
movies based on card games way back in 1965, the 
plot revolves completely around “The Kid” who’s 
trying to make his name in the world of cards.
 There aren’t as many plot twists in this one but the 
intriguing factor has to be the ability of the movie 
to captivate it’s audience from start to end with it’s 
linear and enticing storyline.
www.classicrummy.com
 The struggles and hard work one has to put into 
becoming good at playing cards are clearly 
highlighted in this masterpiece, 
playing cards has always been regarded as a comple
tely luck based event and that’s clearly not the cas
e
;
 there is a lot of skill required which can be 
observed in one of the iconic scenes of this movie 
in a 30 hour long card game, that level of patience 
is just unreal!
www.classicrummy.com
CONCLUSION
 There are several movies which we have missed out 
just by the sheer volume of the movies made on 
playing cards which are equally entertaining.
 Enjoy our list and let us know your own personal 
favorites from either this list or a movie we’ve 
missed out!
www.classicrummy.com
SOURCE: 
https://www.classicrumm
y.com/blog/7-movies-to-w
atch-based-on-card-game
s/
www.classicrummy.com