However, when the cooler’s own fortunes change he suddenly finds himself being the lucky charm of every gambler in Vegas – much to the chagrin of the casinos that employ him. Without fail, their luck changes and the casino’s house edge is restored. Macy is the ‘cooler’ of the title – a man whose luck is so bad that casinos employ him to stand at the table of punters on hot streaks. Macy plays an unusual character in Wayne Kramer’s movie. Eventually losing most of his money on horses, the story of Stu’s meteoric rise to the top of the gambling world and then dramatic fall is as devastating as it is entertaining. The film portrays the gambler’s whole life, from beginning to end, showing the hedonistic highs and terrible lows. A.W Vidmer’s spectacle is no high-octane thriller but shows the breakdown of a man who once had everything. One of the better biographical gambling movies around, the affectionately-named Stuey features Michael Imperioli playing Stu Ungar, a high roller famed for being the only poker player to ever win three WSOP Main Event tournaments.

Most important of all is that they are simply, good movies. However, the following films cover a pretty broad range of ‘gambling-related topics’– everything from casino gambling to online gambling to hustling and more. However, we at have trawled through the film archives and picked out what we think are the '11 Best Gambling Movies of All Time.' There were many that did not make the list and, of course, you will agree and disagree with some of the choices. There are many classic gambling movies: too many, in fact, to list.

Ten best casino movies