primetime21;125058 wroteI was just wondering what your favourite poker movies were, i am always looking for a good movie. While i have watched Rounders probably 20 or more times, my favourite poker movie would have to be High Roller- The Stu Ungar Story. I happened to be in a used cd/dvd store in Toronto a couple of months ago and found this movie. Michael Imperioli (Christopher from The Sopranos) plays Stu Ungar. It chronicles his life, how he had a serious gambling problem, was addicted to drugs, and many other things. While he did have a gambling problem, he was an amazing card player. He won the ME at the WSOP 3 times. Had he not died at such a young age,42, we would not have to listen to Hellmuth proclaim he is the best poker player around, as Ungar had 5 bracelets by 1997. But drugs got the best of him. He is reported to have lost $32 million over the course of his lifetime, of course he also won that much as well. Just wondering what other poker movies you enjoy watching.
Rounders is the best I've seen.
For some reason movie writers seem to think that all games aren't table stakes.... Witness the horrid movies like Slade... making me think that most poker movie writers don't play poker..