5 Gambling Movies to Boost the Energy for Super Bowl!
The likelihood of NFL fans ever seeing their team play in the Super Bowl in their lifetime is slim to none. And it’s even less likely for fans to actually watch their team win a Super Bowl.
So, if you are a Philadelphia Eagles or Kansas City Chiefs fan and have made it this far, congratulations.
If you’re not, well, you can join the rest of use gambling degenerates make this final football matchup worthwhile to watch by placing your premium pick.
Let’s check the latest Super Bowl picks, stats, injury reports, and Super Bowl odds. We’ve got plenty of Super Bowl lines for you to consider.
Until then, here are five gambling movies to get us in the gambling spirit:
Let’s get hyped before you send your premium bets for Super bowl.
1. Two for the Money
Mathew McConaughey (as Brandon Lane) is worth betting on. Lane, a former college football star, is recruited by Walter Abraham (Al Pacino), a high-profile sports gambling bookie. Abraham is in awe of Lane’s ability to predict the outcome of games. But what happens when Lane’s lucky streak runs out? All good things must come to an end.
“If you want this weekend’s winners that’s my offer. You can take it or leave it.”
2. Silver Linings Playbook
Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, and Robert De Niro star in this Philadelphia-based gem.
Sure, the movie is about mental health more than it is about gambling. However, the dramatic betting scene towards the end of the film only makes sense for Super Bowl LVII as two die-hard Eagles fans depict the pain and anger that bettors go through on a daily basis just perfectly.
Go, Tiffany! Amazing scene.
3. Hardball
You may only remember this one as real tear-jerker starring “G-Baby.” However, Keanu Reeves teaches us how a breath of fresh air and watching a game through a glass window might just get us through the nail-biting moments after tossing a dumb amount on the spread.
4. Uncut Gems
Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), is an NYC jeweler and gambler who risks it all when Kevin Garnett (played by himself) stops into his jewelry store during the 2012 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Already owing money around the city, Ratner tries to avoid his debts while also using his new relationship with Garnett to help him win bets on the Celtics vs 76ers playoff series.
5. The Sting
And oldie but a goodie… The Sting features two con-men played by Robert Redford and Paul Newman attempting to con a mob boss into gambling hundreds of thousands of dollars on a horse race. Through many twists and turns, Redford and Newman try to pull off a seemingly impossible task in this betting classic.
6. 21
Set at the prestigious MIT, a student needs to come up with a strategy to make money fast for tuition. A professor at MIT realizes his potential and recruits him for a special group of MIT students that specialize in counting cards. Playing blackjack in Las Vegas, the group of students attempt to win big while also learning to deal with the consequences of their actions.
