Here are some of the best casino movies of all time…

Casino Royale (2006)

This film is an all-time favourite and brings the tension of poker tables to your screen. It features the iconic James bond played by the talented Daniel Craige. In the film, he juggles saving the world whilst keeping up with an intense poker game agaisn’t his nemesis and other extremely wealthy people. The tensions are high because there is a lot at stake. And as we all know, when we see James Bond in a casino we are about to see some serious action.

Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

We’ve chosen Ocean’s Eleven because it’s the most action-packed but all four franchises of this film are great. So make sure to check out Ocean’s 8 (2018), Ocean’s Twelve (2004) and Ocean’s Thirteen (2007). Maybe it’s time for an Ocean’s franchise movie marathon night? These films are all centred around a casino and a skilled crew that plan the biggest casino robberies of all time.

Casino (1995)

People love this movie because it’s set in old school Las Vegas, home to some of the biggest and most luxurious casinos. After all, it’s a city primarily known for its gambling and its buzzing nightlife. It’s inspired by the real-life story of Frank Rosenthal who managed many famous Las Vegas casinos for the Chicago mob. It’s full of tragedy and violence as you watch the mobs stories unfold and how they operate the casinos from behind the scenes.

The Gambler (1974)

The plot bases around a New York City English professor gambler, Axel Freed, who slowly gives his life over to gambling. It follows his severe gambling addiction and the detrimental effects this has on all aspects of his life. As he starts to fall into a downward spiral and lose everything he once had. And despite all this, still continues to gamble. It’s compelling and effective as the tension builds throughout until the final explosion.

California Split (1974)

This movie follows the story of when a casual gambler meets a professional one and dives deep into the gambling world like he’s never known it before. They form a close relationship and travel to many different casinos together in the hope of winning some big cash. Sometimes they win and sometimes they lose, but more often than not they strike gold. The film is set mainly in casinos and races and features a trip to Reno for the poker game of a lifetime.

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The film focuses on the famous musician Jackson (Bradley Cooper) and his struggles with fame and addiction. He meets the talented singer and songwriter Ally (Lady Gaga) after her performance in a downtown bar in Los Angeles. He’s memorised by her voice and believes that she will become a star. In the process of helping her music career, they both fall deeply in love. It follows the struggles of the music industry and the not so glamorous parts as Bradley continues to struggle. Allys devotion means she never gives up on him but Jackson realises his addictions are burdens on her.

2. Yesterday (2019)

This film tells the story of Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) a talented singer-songwriter whose dream is to become famous and tour the world. It takes us on his journey as he faces many struggles, including constant rejection, and begins to lose faith in his dreams. He’s frightened he’ll lose all of his passion and drive as it slowly fades away. Events take a shocking turn when he’s involved in a car accident and goes into a coma. When he awakens he discovers The Beatles never existed. The world has never heard of them. Confused but determined, he performs songs by the greatest band in history and becomes a sensation.

3. Walk the Line (2005)

This film is a tribute to the American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash. Joaquin Phoenix plays Johnny Cash and beautifully reenacts pivotal points of his life and many performances all around the world. It gives insights into the struggles that Cash faced growing up with an alcoholic dad and the death of his older brother. He’s filled with resentment for his parents and believes that the wrong son was taken. This was the inspiration behind many of his most famous songs. He used his hardships to drive him to succeed and prove everyone wrong, especially his dad who didn’t believe he would.

4. The Doors (1991)

This film revolves around the story of Jim Morrison (Val Kilmer) and his journey to fame after becoming the lead singer in The Doors band. They quickly become a huge sensation and have to grow accustomed to fame. It highlights the struggles of the music industry in the ’90s and the prevalent drug culture. Slowly but surely he gets himself into a dangerous addiction that threatens his career and personal relationship. His band members and girlfriend are extremely worried and try to find ways to help him but are failing. Will he descend into darkness and lose everything that he has? or will he save himself.

5. The Young Ones (1961)

This film centres around the main protagonist British teenager Nicky (Cliff Richard) and his group of friends. They find that their youth club is in danger of being demolished and replaced with office blocks. To stop this from happening the town council says £1500 needs to be raised to pay the new owner. The only problem is, no one is overly bothered about saving the youth club apart from the boys. They decide to record a song about the youth club and put on a show to save the youth club. But are their musical skills good enough to raise enough money?

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1. Revenge (2018)

In Revenge, the main character Jen is on enjoying a romantic getaway with her boyfriend when two armed men gatecrash, attack them and leave her for dead. Unlucky for them, she survives and she isn’t letting the attack slide. The movie follows her mission to find the assailants whilst she overcomes many obstacles and lets nothing hold her back. They messed with the wrong women that’s for sure! Beware, there is a lot of blood and gore so this movie should definitely fall under the horror category.

2. Set It Off (1996)

This movie is based around four black women that all grew up without much money. After one of the women gets fired from her job she decides enough is enough. She discusses her constant finances and money struggles with her three friends who are in the exact same situation. They all live from paycheck to paycheck. So, after much discussion, they decide to take things into their own hands and plan a robbery that they hope will completely change their lives. And the main characters are played by some seriously talented female actors- Jade Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox and Kimberly Elise.

3. Hidden Figures (2016)

This movie introduces three exceptionally intelligent African-American mathematicians. It tells the story of the struggles and discrimination that they have all faced their whole lives. Especially in the work environment. These women connect through their similar life experiences. They are the brains behind astronaut John Glenn’s launch into orbit yet still face racial and gender oppression at work. It’s clear that these women are bosses as they keep fighting and always come out on top. They don’t stop until they get the recognition and respect they deserve. They will not stay hidden.

4. The First Wives Club (1996)

This tells the story of three wives who are divorced by their husbands for younger models. And there’s one thing for sure, they are not going to let it slide easily. These women build a close relationship over this shared experience and want to seek revenge against all of the husbands. They are all distraught after years of doing everything for their husbands to just get dumped when a younger pretty woman comes along. But instead of sitting around wallowing in their own pity, they take matters into their own hands. They want justice and the husbands should be afraid.

5. Moana (2016)

This is a Disney movie that oozes female empowerment from the main female protagonist Moana Waialiki. Legend tells of a hero that is destined to find the demi-God and save the people and the island. It takes you on an adventure-filled journey in which she proves her worth and power. It’s a great movie, especially for young girls. Moana finds her voice and identity throughout her travels and learns how powerful she really is. She realises that anything she puts her mind to she can achieve. She shoots the stereotypical Disney princess in need of rescuing out of the sky. She’s a real badass that definitely doesn’t need saving.

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This film is based on the best-seller book Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer. It is inspired by the true story of a young boy who escapes a home full of domestic abuse and sets off into the wide alone. He sets off in his newly bought car with no plans and no clue of how to survive with no money. The only belonging he brings with him is a survival book and he starts to drive until as far as he can North. Eventually, he ends up in the Alaskan wilderness. He seeks adventure and thrills and to live his life to the full. It shows his dangerous but fulfilling journey as he loses himself in nature.

2. Crash (2004)

This film is about different racial worlds colliding. It tells the story of whites, blacks, Iranians, cops, criminals, rich, poor, powerful and powerless with the focus on racism within each community. It gives deep insights into each characters lives and the struggles they have all faced. All characters are faced with dangerous and life-changing situations in which they all react differently. It becomes evident that their behaviour deeply depends on their life experiences. In a world of injustice, people have to respond accordingly. When it comes to protecting your family and survival you have to make the right decisions.

3. Waking Life (2001)

This film is all based on dreams. The protagonist (Wiley Wiggins) and his dreams become so surreal it’s impossible to distinguish what was a dream and what is a reality. It’s a physiological thriller that gives deep insights into the meanings of dreams and will get you questioning where they really come from. The film takes you on a journey filled with adventure and mystery as it goes from one dream to another. Wiggins encounters many different interesting people in each dream that each teaches him something. He wants to find answers to his important questions about life and is determined to do so through his dreams.

4. The Truman Show (1998)

This film is based around the central character Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey). Truman was the first child to be legally adopted by cooperation. And little does he know, he is living his life as the central character on a live television show. He begins to clock on to the strange things happening around him, such as objects falling from the sky and starts to investigate. Should he just accept the reality he is presented with? or question it? What is your world was make-believe and everyone around you was pretending.

5. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The main protagonist Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is charged with the murder of two victims, his wife and her lover. Despite his claims of innocence, he is sentenced to serve two life sentences in prison back to back. They send him to the Shawshank Redemption Penitentiary to serve his sentence. It displays the incredibly tough prison conditions and brutality he faces during his stay. He forms many friendships, in particular Red (Morgan Freeman) and many of the prison guards. They develop a soft spot for Andy and the prisoners don’t look favourably to it.

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Doctor Dolittle is an eccentric physician who can speak with animals. Yes, that’s right, he can communicate with any animal on the planet. From monkeys to tigers, to giraffes to whales. This film is about his adventure to seek a cure for a life-threatening disease that the Queen has been diagnosed with. He embarks on a journey to find a special healing tree that might be the only solution for her cure. He sets sail to the remote island where the Eden Tree can be found with his animal friends. Each animal has something different to offer in his quest. They are working against the clock and haven’t got much time to save the Queen.

2. Jumanji (2019)

This film presents great action and adventure with a hint of comedy. There has been a total of 3 Jumanji films releases – Jumani (1995), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level is the final addition to the series. Like the previous films, it centres around the dangerous supernatural board game Jumanji, but in this modern adaptation, Jumanji is now a video game. Four high school students get stuck in the Jumanji game and the only way to escape is to survive all the life-threatening scenarios that come their way. It gives real-life lessons about the power of friendship, determination, bravery and empathy.

3. Max (2015)

This film revolves around the heartwarming and unbreakable bond between Kyle and his trained military dog. It shows that a dog truly is a mans best friend. It tells the story of a loyal dog companion having to adapt to life after losing his best friend in an Afghanistan war zone. Justin, Kyles younger brother, has always been filled with jealously and remorse towards his older brother. He envies the attention he gets from his parents who are extremely proud. But it turns out that Justin is the only human that can control Max, who is still struggling to cope after the death. Will Justin step up and make his brother proud?

4. Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011)

This film tells the amusing story of a Tom Popper (Jim Carrey) dealing with a very unexpected delivery from his deceased father… a box full of penguins. It’s based on the award-winning children’s book Mr Popper’s Penguins written by Richard Atwater and Florence Atwater and released in 1988. The antics are very predictable and silly but hilarious nonetheless. It follows the countless unsuccessful attempts to hand them over to Central Park Zoo. But his youngest son catches glimpse of them in the apartment, believes they are a birthday present for him and falls in love. Popper can bear to break his son’s heart and also starts to enjoy having the penguins around. Almost like they are a part of the family.

5. Madagascar (2005)

These animals have been captured and are now living their best lives in Central Park Zoo, being pampered and feed. The main animal characters consist of a lemur (King Julien), a giraffe (Melman), a lion (Alex), a hippo (Gloria), Zebra (Marty), a chipmunk (Mort) and four Penguins (Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private). And of course many other animal friends! Life is going perfectly for them all until curiosity gets the better of them. They want a night out on the town. The plan is to get back by morning so no one ever notices. But needless to say, zoo animals out on the town doesn’t go unnoticed.

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Blackfish was released in the hope it would raise awareness of the animal cruelty inflicted on orcas by the American theme park, SeaWorld. SeaWorld offers up-close experiences with many different marine creatures and trains them to perform for entertainment. This documentary highlights the cruelty of SeaWorld by documenting the abuse all Orcas are subjected to. Animal rights activists are on a mission to fight for reform and close the park down forever. It mainly focuses on Tilikum, a killer whale captured at a young age that spent most of his life performing at SeaWorld in Orlando. He is responsible for the deaths of three people which is investigated. There is no record of an orca doing any harm in the wild… which says a lot about the psychological abuse they undergo.

2. Inside Job (2010)

This documentary exposes the truth about the devastating 2008 economic crisis. It gives evidence as to who in power was responsible and exposes how avoidable the meltdown really was. It uncovers the regulators had the power to change things but simply didn’t want to. There are many insights into how the financial industry set out to defraud the ordinary American investor. And made significant private gains at a public loss. There is no doubt it will leave you shocked and most likely filled with rage. Nonetheless, it’s extremely eye-opening and will make you think twice about who you trust with your cash.

3. The Thin Blue Line (1988)

This documentary re-enacts the investigation and crime scene of a police officer’s murder in Dallas Texas. Robert Wood was shot and killed in 1976 after pulling over Randall Adams and David Harris for a broken headlight. They both have completely different stories of what happened that night when they are questioned. Adams claims that after hanging out with Harris, he went back to his motel to sleep. But Harris claims that the policemen pulled them over and Adams shot Robert Wood. The documentary gathers all of the evidence together as the police force tries to uncover which boy committed the crime. Eventually, one of the boys ends up on Death Row for the murder but his young age might let him get away with it.

4. Amy (2015)

This documentary shares the astonishing but heartbreaking story of the life, career and death of British singer/ songwriter Amy Winehouse. It includes lots of footage of Amy throughout, including interviews and live performances, and an insight into her personal life too. There is also accounts of her destructive and turbulent relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil. It becomes apparent that Amy was someone struggling with fame and a toxic relationship and unfortunately turned to alcohol and drugs. It gives a moving insight into the story which led to her tragic death in 2011.

5. The Act of Killing

This documentary shines a light on a massacre that is not very well-known across the world. The strangest thing about this documentary is that Indonesian mass murders jumped at the chance to be involved with it. They were more than happy to give real accounts of over a million murders that they committed. It shows a horrifying account of an anti-Communist purge that took place between 1965-1966. Congo, the main leader, believes no court can prosecute them for crimes they committed over 40 years ago. He is completely unfazed and even demonstrates his preferred method of killing people. He was the former executioner in the genocide of 1,000,000 people. These killers won.

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Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) has gone missing just after their fifth wedding anniversary. At first glance, his marriage seems perfect but upon deeper investigation, many cracks start to appear. After some time Nick becomes the prime suspect for the disappearance of Amy. Eager to prove his innocence, Nick takes matters into his own hands and starts his own investigation. This film takes you on a puzzling journey that will undoubtedly change your perspective many times as new evidence is found. Once Amy’s diary is found many clues are unravelled. But can we really trust her?

2. The Girl on the Train (2016)

The film revolves around the narration of three destructive women, Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt), Ana (Rebecca Ferguson) and Megan (Haley Bennet). It follows the stories of all of their lives as Hawkin uncovers the women’s weaknesses, imperfections and fears. Rachel commutes to work daily and en route often catches glimpses of the seemingly happy couple, Scott and Megan. In a turn of events, she witnesses a disturbing scene which causes her alarm. She soon learns that Megan has gone missing and feels compelled to tell the authorities what she’s seen. However, she suffers from memory loss and her memory is often wrong. Consequently, she takes the investigation into her own hands, crosses dangerous lines and becomes a prime suspect.

3. The Machinist (2004)

Trevor Reznick (Christian Bale) is a factory worker that suffers from severe mental health problems. They start off with insomnia but quickly develop into something much worse after a tragic accident occurs in their workplace. Unintentionally, Trevor causes major injuries to this coworker Miller (Micheal Ironside) and PTSD elevates his current problems. He descends into paranoia and blames many of his problems on others, particularly the character of Ivan (John Sharian). He becomes dangerous and unpredictable and he is well aware of this as he warns others throughout.

4. Shutter Island (2010)

A mysterious and seemingly impossible escape of a dangerous prisoner takes place on Shutter Island. An island that is home to patients that no other hospital in the world can manage. The escape brings U.S federal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his partner Mark Ruffalo (Ben Kingsley) to the island to investigate. Shutter Island is located on a remote island far away from society and can only be reached by a long boat journey. The patients are locked in rooms full of terror and mystery. As the investigation continues, Teddy has to face his darkest fears if he is to ever make it back home alive.

5. Fractured (2019)

In a tragic accident, Ray Moore (Sam Worthington) is travelling with his wife Joanne (Lily Rabe) and daughter Peri (Lucy Capri) when a tragic incident occurs. The parents turn their back for a second and Peri leans over a construction site to pat a dog and falls. In an effort to save her, Ray also jumps off the construction site. They both suffer from severe injuries but the daughter is worse and she must undergo surgery. The trio quickly rushes into the hospital and Peri and Joanne are taken to the surgery room. After hours of waiting, they never return. When Ray inquires there is no record of them being at the hospital. Is he going insane or is something sinister going on at the hospital?

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This film focuses on two main characters Paige (Rachel McAdams) and Leo (Channing Tatum). They are deep in love and recently married. After a fatal car crash, Paige is left with severe memory loss. She is unable to remember the past 5 years of her life. And has no recollection of who her husband Leo is, in her mind she is still married to her ex-husband. Leo, left heartbroken and confused as time passes and her memory doesn’t improve, becomes determined to make her fall in love with him all over again. Despite all the obstacles they face, he never gives up trying to save what they had.

2. The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

Get your tissues out, this film features a magical but heartbreaking story between two teenagers, Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley) and Gus Waters (Ansel Elgort). They attend a cancer support group after being diagonised, which is where they meet each other. Gus is fortunately given the all clear eventually but Hazels cancer continues to develop. They both share a strong connection through their experiences, similar interests and battle with cancer. They create an unbreakable bond and share a forever in a number of days. It takes you on a rollercoaster of emotions through the ups and downs they share. Expect to laugh and cry a lot!

3. Call Me By Your Name (2017)

This film shares the beautiful story of a moving first love between two teenage boys. We watch as a summer romance blossoms between Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet) and Oliver (Armie Hammer) in northern Italy. But as the boys spend more and more time together, they realise it is much deeper than that. At first, the two boys seemingly have many differences at surface level and are not happy about spending 6 long weeks of summer together. But depsite the differences at surface level, beneath it they realise they have much more in common than ever expected. The chemistry is magical.

4. Me Before You (2016)

Louisa Clark (Emilia Clarke) is desperate to find a job but after failing at many she is slowly running out of options. A new job offer pops up to care for and become a companion for a disable man William Traynor (Sam Claflin). Despite no experience, she accepts it willingly and moves to the countryside to start immediately. She finds it very difficult to form a relationship with Will at first and is worried that he dislikes her. But in fact, he is cynical about pretty much everything in life since the tragic accident that left him paralyzed. His view on life starts to change as Louisa shows him that life is worth living. After spending so much time together they develop an unbreakable bond and fall in love. And both of their lives are changed forever.  

5. The Last Song (2010)

Ronnie Miller (Miley Cyrus) and younger brother Jonah (Bobby Coleman) are sent to live with their dad for the summer after their parents’ divorce. Ronnie is a talented pianist and gets a once in a lifetime offer to attend Julliard music school. But she has become rebellious after the divorce and refuses. She is extremely unhappy to spend the summer in a beach town away from her friends. She is in constant arguments with her mum and dad. But this soon changes after she begins to fall in love with a boy from the town. It shares the journey of her falling in love with music again and rekindling her relationship with her father after a new perspective and understanding is found.

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Tom Hanks plays Chuck Nolan, a time-obsessed Federal Express executive who is working hard to make sure parcels are delivered by Christmas – a modern-day Santa clause! Nolan hitches a ride on a FedEx flight which crashes and explodes en route and he is the only survivor. He finds himself trapped on a deserted island and must accustom himself to survive until he’s found. As four years pass he starts to lose his faith. The film takes you through his experience on the island, from hope to insanity. Will he ever be found? or does he need to accept his fate?

2. Inception (2010)

Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled thief that has a unique ability to enter peoples dreams and steal their subconscious ideas. This means he has become extremely valuable in society and many (especially in the corporate world) want to find him. For the wrong and right reasons. He has a lot of enemies watching his every move. It takes you on a journey of how his skill eventually costs him every good thing he has in life. He is offered a chance of redemption with a seemingly impossible task to regain his life back.

3. Life Of Pi (2012)

A family of four decide to sell their zoo in India and move to Canada. They must travel by sea with the few remaining animals that they decide to keep. Tragedy strikes midway through their journey as they face a horrifying storm that eventually sinks the ship. Pi Sharma, the teenage son and a Bengal tiger are the only survivors from the ship. All he has ever known is taken from him and he finds himself shipwrecked on a boat… with the tiger. Weeks go by and they must both become accustomed to each other to survive. The film takes you on the journey of their struggles and the unbreakable friendship that forms.

4. The Avengers (2012)

The avengers are full of action and adventure and bring the real superhero ”dream team” together. The main characters are Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). They work together to fight evil, in particular the character of Loki (Tom Hiddleston) who wants to become the most powerful man on the planet and take over the world. To do this he must get his hands on the Tesseract (a cube). It takes you on the major battle of good vs evil as they fight to stop him from destroying the planet.

5. Mission Impossible (2018)

The world is at risk and the CIS send Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is on a seemingly impossible mission to save it. Will he have what it takes? He’s up against some of the most dangerous people in the world. Hunt and his partner Jim Phelps (Jon Voight) embark on the secret mission together before it takes a deadly turn and Phelps loses his life. Ethan becomes the number one suspect and the U.S government are out to get him. In a struggle to prove his innocence, he has to become a hacker and get possession of important information. Then he can tackle the bad guys with the government and world on his side.

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Superbad (2007)

This movie has become an absolute classic. And with characters such as Jonah Hill, Micheal Cera and Seth Rogen we can totally see why. The movie’s plot follows two inseparable best friends and the nerdy friend that they’ve adopted into their friendship group. They are desperate to start their sex lives before college and prepared to go to some extreme measures to do so. They are on a mission to score enough alcohol for a party but unfortunately, their quest leaves them in a lot of trouble along the way.

Bridesmaids (2011)

This is one you’re going to want to watch with your girlfriends (not to say men don’t love it too!). It follows the story of a bride-to-be, Lilian, and all of the terrors and joys of planning a wedding alongside her bridesmaids. The plot actually focuses on the brides best friend, Annie, who is asked to be her maid of honour and follows a series of misfortunes. She gets into some serious competition with Lilian’s new wealthy friend as they fight for her affection and approval. There are some serious belly laughing scenes!

The Is The End (2013)

This film has some of the best comedy actors in the game and some special celebrity appearances too. Such as Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Emma Watson, Rihanna, Channing Tatum, Micheal Cera, Craig Robinson and so many more. Los Angeles really is a portal of hell in this movie. The movie centres around a huge house party when suddenly an apocalypse erupts. Those in attendance are trapped in the home with short supplies as comical carnage unfolds.

Booksmart (2019)

This film is all about best friends Amy and Molly and their journey to being accepted. They are outcasted by their peers for being too into books and not into ‘normal teenage stuff’ aka partying. The film follows the story of the dorky duo and their discovery of partying as they leave their hardcore studying behind them. They want to prove to the world that you can be smart and fun. They also have some serious realisations and mindset changes too when they find out their peers who they labelled as ”irresponsible” get into the same college. Maybe you can have the best of both worlds? It’s fast, funny and feminist. There is nothing not to love.

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