The lives of two strangers - a struggling mother and a gambling addict - meet in tragedy. Years pass, and they must come to terms with themselves, and one another.
Casts Minnie Driver, Jeremy Renner, Emily Harrison, Rocky Marquette, Paul Schackman, Veronica Lauren, Louis Mandylor, Allison Miller, Bobby Coleman, David Denman
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Swept from the Sea
The Lost Face
Down in the Valley
Curse of the Stone Hand
Owning Mahowny
The Spider Woman
The Curse of the Cat People
Cheaters
The Gamblers
The Lady Gambles
The Mysterious Miss C.
Winner Take All
The Gambling Sex
Two Dollar Bettor
No More Bets
The Disaster Artist
El dinero no es la vida
Any Number Can Play
American Pets
DoubleDown
SIMILAR MOVIES
Swept from the Sea
IMDB 6.4 | Jan , 1998
The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very kind and helps him. Soon he becomes like a son for Dr. James Kennedy and romance between Yanko and Amy follows.The Lost Face
IMDB 8 | Nov , 1948
A clearly confused girl is found wandering around Stuttgart and can't be understood, because she's speaking in a foreign language. The police take her to some doctors, who eventually believe they're dealing with a Tibetan. Doctor von Aldenhoff takes the stranger in and begins to educate her according to western European standards. In her new home, the girl, Luscha, gets to know Robert Lorm, a rather well-travelled man, and falls in love with him. Eventually, she decides quite unilaterally that they're going to build a new home and life together. A plaster of paris mask of the girl's face is made for the doctors to keep as a remembrance of Luscha. But as soon as the mold is removed from her face, she suddenly seems to become an entirely different woman.Down in the Valley
IMDB 5.9 | May , 2005
On a trip to the beach, a teenage girl named Tobe meets a charismatic stranger named Harlan, who dresses like a cowboy and claims to be a former ranch hand. The pair feel an instant attraction and begin a relationship, but her father, a lawman, is suspicious of her lover.Curse of the Stone Hand
IMDB 2.9 | Mar , 1965
A house by the sea has stood vacant for many years, after misfortune befell several owners, which an artist painting the house explains to a passergy. A cross-editing of principal material from two Chilean films, LA CASA ESTA VACIA and LA DAMA DE LA MUERTE, with the addition of new American-made footage, to create a single story.Owning Mahowny
IMDB 6.8 | May , 2003
Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, he was shy but engaging. None of them knew the other side of Dan Mahowny--the side that executed the largest single-handed bank fraud in Canadian history, grossing over $10 million in eighteen months to feed his gambling obsession.The Spider Woman
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1943
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider.The Curse of the Cat People
IMDB 6.2 | Mar , 1944
Amy, the young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed, befriends her father's late first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.Cheaters
IMDB 5 | Feb , 1984
Swaying between pleasure and despair, Elric throws himself into his pathological passion for the casino. Meeting Suzie could have saved him, but the young woman also sinks into gambling hell. The couple then start getting involved in the fearsome world of professional cheaters.The Gamblers
IMDB 0 | Jun , 2007
General arrives in Baden-Baden with his stepdaughter Polina and his mother, seeking social standing and respite. Secretly, they chase casino fortunes alongside a French businessman and beauty. Alexej, Polina’s tutor, struggles with his own gambling past while falling for her. When the wealthy “Babushka” dies, the family’s financial woes vanish, freeing Alexej to court Polina. Yet he loses everything in a sudden winning streak that upends loyalties and reveals the world’s true stakes: love, money, and chance.The Lady Gambles
IMDB 6.1 | May , 1949
When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the point where she "borrows" David's expense money to pursue her addiction. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.The Mysterious Miss C.
IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 2002
An eccentric teacher (Marie-Chantal Perron) causes children at her elementary school to change the way they look at themselves.Winner Take All
IMDB 7.4 | Mar , 1975
The chronicle of an average American housewife who just happens to be addicted to gambling.The Gambling Sex
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 1932
A wealthy young socialite gets the gambling bug, and soon it goes from being just a fun pastime to an addiction, and she begins to lose more and more of her fortune.Two Dollar Bettor
IMDB 5.4 | Sep , 1951
An honest guy gets trapped into the world of horse racing and his once prosperous life becomes a downward spiral into the underworld.No More Bets
IMDB 7.1 | Aug , 2023
A depressed programmer and a model decide to seek gold as a seemingly good job opportunity, but they inadvertently become involved in a well-planned Internet scam.The Disaster Artist
IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 2017
An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.El dinero no es la vida
IMDB 5.7 | Mar , 1952
A humble bartender falls into a world of gambling and vices, losing everything.Any Number Can Play
IMDB 6.9 | Jul , 1949
When illegal casino owner Charley Kyng develops heart disease, he is advised by a doctor to spend more time with his family. However, he finds it difficult to keep his work separate from his life at home. His son, Paul, feels ashamed of Charley's career and gets into a fight at his prom because of it. Meanwhile, Charley's brother-in-law, Robbin, who works at the casino, begins fixing games due to his extreme gambling debts.American Pets
IMDB 5.5 | Jul , 2018
A young man hatches a diabolical plan to cover-up his Grandma's death.DoubleDown
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2023
Inspired by true events, DoubleDown is the story of Ali, a student struggling with money, his relationship and his crippling gambling addiction. Ali promises his girlfriend, Lea, that his next game will be his last and he must fight the temptation to play another round and double down on his chances.