From thrillers to classics, Netflix offers it all when it comes to movies. It’s because of this that this streaming platform has risen to become a global giant in the online movie industry. Another great beauty of the streaming platform is that it has movies for all types of folks.
Whether you are into horror, rom-comedy, action or documentaries, you can find it all. Well, even more, impressive is that you can also find niche-specific films such as the best poker movies on Netflix that we are going to share below.
Netflix’s Most Popular Poker Movies
- Win it All
Win It All is Netflix’s own original poker-themed movie. The movie is skewed towards comedy and it features Aislinn Derbez, Joe Lo Truglio and Jake Johnson who is the main protagonist. Jake Johnson plays the role of Ed, a gambling addict who receives a special duffel bag from a man who is about to serve time. Ed is entrusted with keeping the duffel bag safe until its owner is released from prison. For keeping the bag, Ed receives $10,000.
Owing to his gambling addiction, the $10,000 quickly vanishes into quick air. With no other place to look for wagering cash, Ed decides to check what’s inside the bag and to his surprise, stacks of mint cash are inside. Temptation gets the better of him leading him to use the money at the poker tables. As time passed, the man’s release from jail approached but the money is all gone. He now has to face the emotional and financial consequences of his decisions.
- Molly’s Game
Having found the going tough to join Hollywood’s A-listers as a celebrity, Molly Bloom played by Jessica Chastain decides to entertain A-lister celebrities at her underground poker business. Having learnt a thing or two about running an underground poker business from her former boss, Molly decides to go it alone in New York. However, the fast life of New York introduces her to drugs, something which led to her once discreet business attracting the attention of federal law enforcement agents.
Determined to protect her only source of income and the only route which enables her to mix and mingle with Hollywood A-listers, Molly employs all strategies to evade the law enforcement agents. To safeguard herself from imprisonment, she enlists the services of Idris Elba, a highly esteemed lawyer. Other popular faces in the movie include Kevin Costner who plays the role of Molly’s father and Michael Cera who is player X.
- Croupier
Croupier is an all-time poker-themed classic movie that was released in 1998. The title of the movie does reveal in an instant what the movie is all about, that is, gambling. The movie is based on the character of Jake Manfred played by Clive Owen. Jake decides to ditch his writing job in favour of working in the casino as a croupier.
Working as a croupier, Jake eventually finds himself deeply entangled in the gambling world. That eventually sees him become an inside man in a casino robbery. Jake’s decision to involve himself in a heist, unfortunately, came with its own consequences which he had to juggle.
A surprising thing about this movie is that at the time it was first released in the UK, it didn’t have many takers. It just quickly disappeared into oblivion. It’s only after it was released in the United States that its popularity grew both within and beyond the U.S. borders.