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> I'm not the person who named the movie however, I'll give you my
list.
>
> Two favorites.
>
> Casino which I'm sure just about everyone has seen, so I'm not
going to describe.
>
> Owning Mahowny is my other. It's based on a true story out Canada.
>
> A bank manager ( Philip Seymour Hoffman) has a nasty gambling habit
and a job that
> gives him access to $20 million dollar account.
>
> When hit with a losing streak, to keep himself bankrolled,
> Hoffman develops an ingenious plan to play the bank against the
casino.
>
> The movie demonstrates how obsession becomes compulsion. The
thrill of the bet.
> The desire to stay in the game and how to some, it's a game, to
others it's a habit.
>
> Unlike Casino, Owing Mahowny is a low budget film, but I feel
excellent. I'm unsure if it played
> in the States much, I doubt if many have seen it. I highly
recommend.
>
> Other gambling movies are Rounders ( a classic )
> High Roller- The Stu Ungan Story, very good.
> Recent released:
> Even Money was good, but not in the class of my favorites.
> Lucky You, same as above- worth watching but not in same class as
above.
>
> Best Regards,
> Lolly
>
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Thanks for everyone's feedback ... and the other movie suggestions
too, several of which were new to me. I'm in Seattle, babysitting a
friends cat. Seattle ... the land of bogus VP. So a movie about VP
seems like a good idea.
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