Summary: Based on real events that occurred in between 1980 and 1982. Dan Mahowny is a quiet, unassuming assistant manager at a bank in Toronto. He is a compulsive gambler and runs up a massive debt with his bookie. Dan's bank responsibilities include approving loans. Needing to cover his debts, Dan starts approving loans to non-existent clients and adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to other...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA OWNSummary: This jolt of pure cinematic adrenaline affirmed directors Josh and Benny Safdie as heirs to the gritty, heightened realism of Martin Scorsese and John Cassavetes. Adam Sandler delivers an almost maniacally embodied performance as Howard Ratner, a fast-talking New York jeweler in relentless pursuit of the next big score. When he comes into possession of a rare opal, it seems Howard's ship has...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "A young man is a reformed gambler who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks."--IMDB web site.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ROUSummary: Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Jim Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD GAMSummary: A charismatic jeweler makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. In a precarious high-wire act, he must balance business, family, and adversaries on all sides in pursuit of the ultimate win.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY CRIME/MYSTERY UNCCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE UNCCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD UnSummary: Keeping one step ahead of their bookie, two L.A. gamblers embark on a winning streak that takes them to Reno, Nevada, where they enter a high-stakes poker game against the legendary Amarillo Slim.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2004