Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "high-stakes"

1. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

R | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Eddy persuades his three pals to pool money for a vital poker game against a powerful local mobster, Hatchet Harry. Eddy loses, after which Harry gives him a week to pay back 500,000 pounds.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham

Votes: 616,980 | Gross: $3.90M

2. Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010–2013)

TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

This incarnation finds Scooby and the gang living in Crystal Cove, a small town with a long history of ghost sightings, monster tales and other mysteries ripe for the sleuths to solve once and for all.

Stars: Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard

Votes: 17,813

3. Flashpoint (2008–2012)

TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The missions and trials of a Toronto police tactical unit.

Stars: Hugh Dillon, Amy Jo Johnson, David Paetkau, Sergio Di Zio

Votes: 18,632

4. Amphibia (2019–2022)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Ordinary Anne Boonchuy, 13, finds a music box that sends her to Amphibia, a world full of frogs, toads, and giant insects. With help from Sprig, she must adjust to life in Amphibia and discover the first true friendship in her life.

Stars: Brenda Song, Justin Felbinger, Bill Farmer, Amanda Leighton

Votes: 9,070

5. Record of Ragnarok (2021– )

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Every 1000 years, the Gods' Council assemble to decide the fate of humanity. After 7 million years of human history, the gods come to the decision that humans are irredeemable and must be extinct.

Stars: Miyuki Sawashiro, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Anairis Quinones, Laura Post

Votes: 8,846

6. Infinity Train (I) (2019–2021)

TV-PG | 11 min | Animation, Short, Action

Various people get trapped on a mysterious train with an endless number of cars, each one being its own universe, and they must resolve their psychological trauma and emotional issues in order to get home in this animated anthology series.

Stars: Ashley Johnson, Owen Dennis, Jeremy Crutchley, Kirby

Votes: 9,680

7. The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

TV-14 | 102 min | Drama

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.

Directors: Norman Jewison, Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Steve McQueen, Ann-Margret, Edward G. Robinson, Karl Malden

Votes: 18,261 | Gross: $15.26M

8. Kakegurui (2017–2019)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery

A gambling prodigy comes to an elite school run by games and turns the order upside down.

Stars: Saori Hayami, Tatsuya Tokutake, Miyuki Sawashiro, Minami Tanaka

Votes: 13,091

9. Gods' Games We Play (2024– )

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

In a cosmic game of chess, the gods draw human minds into their arena. A fresh apostle and an ancient deity join forces to challenge celestial puzzles and divine jesters.

Stars: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Ryan Negrón, Akari Kitô, Trisha Mellon

Votes: 104

10. Beyond Utopia (2023)

PG-13 | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The story of several families as they attempt to escape oppression in North Korea, revealing a world most of us have never seen.

Director: Madeleine Gavin | Stars: Hyeonseo Lee, Sung-eun Kim, So-yeon Lee, Sue Mi Terry

Votes: 3,475

11. Alice in Borderland (2014–2015)

23 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy

The story follows a high school boy named Arisu and other youths who are transported to a devastated alternate world. Trapped, they are forced to play a deadly game of survival.

Stars: Jeremy Gee, Joe Daniels, Greg Ayres, Rachael Messer

Votes: 676

12. The Gambler (1980 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 94 min | Western

The adventures of Brady Hawkes, a gambler on his way to help his young son while also helping another gambler learn to play it right.

Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Kenny Rogers, Christine Belford, Bruce Boxleitner, Harold Gould

Votes: 1,335

13. The Player (2015)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A former intelligence and FBI officer, who now works as a security expert in Las Vegas, is recruited by mysterious pit boss Mr. Johnson to, based on his tips, try to prevent crimes, while the rich place bets on his chances of success.

Stars: Philip Winchester, Damon Gupton, Wesley Snipes, Charity Wakefield

Votes: 7,618

14. The Caller (1987)

R | 97 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A woman, living in an isolated cabin, lets a mysterious stranger in to make a phone call.

Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Madolyn Smith Osborne

Votes: 1,652

15. Oh, God! You Devil (1984)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Fantasy

George Burns returns as God, and as Satan. They battle over the soul of a young rock star who is willing to sell his soul to the devil.

Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: George Burns, Ted Wass, Ron Silver, Roxanne Hart

Votes: 2,746 | Gross: $21.54M

16. Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)

130 min | Drama

Kaiji, a young gambler who is constantly in debt, enters a deadly gambling competition in order to wipe away his loans.

Director: Tôya Satô | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Kei Satô, Yûki Amami

Votes: 2,055

17. Ultimate Cowboy Showdown (2019– )

TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Reality-TV, Western

Top cowboys compete for a chance to win a herd of cattle and a lifetime of bragging rights. Hosted by country music icon Trace Adkins.

Stars: Coy Melancon, Brianna Markum-McClain, Buck Faust, Trace Adkins

Votes: 192

18. Freakonomics (2010)

PG-13 | 85 min | Documentary

A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.

Directors: Heidi Ewing, Alex Gibney, Seth Gordon, Rachel Grady, Eugene Jarecki, Morgan Spurlock | Stars: James Ransone, Tempestt Bledsoe, Morgan Spurlock, Melvin Van Peebles

Votes: 7,745 | Gross: $0.10M

19. King's Game (2017)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

A class of high school students receive a text message welcoming them to a game where they are given tasks they must complete in 24 hours.

Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Comona Lewin, Mao Ichimichi, Yui Horie

Votes: 589

20. Kakegurui Twin (2022)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery

A year before Yumeko Jabami graced the hallowed halls of Hyakkou Private Academy, Mary Saotome got her own start at the gambling-addicted school. Can this normal girl achieve her own rags-to-riches story through wits and luck?

Stars: Minami Tanaka, Rina Honizumi, You Taichi, Yûko Kaida

Votes: 972

21. Kakegurui (2018–2019)

24 min | Drama, Thriller

A gambling prodigy comes to an elite school run by games and turns the order upside down.

Stars: Minami Hamabe, Aoi Morikawa, Mahiro Takasugi, Taishi Nakagawa

Votes: 1,274

22. Battle Game in 5 Seconds (2021)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy

Akira Shiroyanagi, lover of games and candy, faces a mysterious girl named Mion one morning. She drags him into a strange game where the players gain special abilities. Akira aims to win using his new powers and intelligence.

Stars: Ayumu Murase, Aimi Terakawa, Kazuya Nakai, Yûichi Nakamura

Votes: 806

23. Winner (II) (2024)

68 min | Mystery, Thriller

Chloe's dream trip to Borneo transforms into a waking nightmare when she realizes she's the target of a ruthless scam. With her private photos held hostage, she races to outwit the blackmailer before her secrets are exposed to the world.

Director: Jeremy Meyer | Stars: Koko Marshall, Esmonde Cole, Emille Lacsa, Corinne Kelly

Votes: 16

24. Magical Girl Raising Project (2016– )

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Every body dies in this animation. This is what every audience want.

Stars: Megan Shipman, Sarah Wiedenheft, Nao Tôyama, Madeleine Morris

Votes: 386

25. Detentionaire (2011–2014)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When 10th-grader Lee Ping sneaks out of detention to find out who framed him for a major prank, he slowly uncovers a massive conspiracy that encompasses his entire school and will determine the fate of the human race.

Stars: Jonathan Tan, Zachary Bennett, Fab Filippo, Ryan Belleville

Votes: 548

26. King's Game (2011)

82 min | Horror

The students think of it as a silly joke when the mobile telephones ring with instructions for the classmates. The texts keep coming and the demands escalate under punishment of erasure ... See full summary »

Director: Norio Tsuruta | Stars: Yurina Kumai, Airi Suzuki, Mai Hagiwara, Yoshihiko Hosoda

Votes: 320

27. Akagi (2005–2006)

Animation, Sport, Thriller

Genius gambler Shigeru Akagi competes with members of the mafia in mahjong.

Stars: Tôru Furuya, Masato Hagiwara, Rikiya Koyama, Tesshô Genda

Votes: 756

28. The Bet (I) (2016)

88 min | Comedy

A down on his luck man gets into an absurd but high stakes bet where he has one summer to find, and hook up with, every girl he had a crush on from 1st to 12th grade.

Director: Ryan Ederer | Stars: Alex Klein, Brian Atkinson, Amanda Clayton, Michael Consiglio

Votes: 326

29. Bare Knuckles (2010)

PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Drama

Can a determined single mom go the distance and win the tournament that could ultimately lead to a better life for her and her daughter?

Director: Eric Etebari | Stars: Jeanette Roxborough, Martin Kove, Chris Mulkey, Teya Roxborough

Votes: 511

30. Tilt (2005)

TV-14 | Drama

Young poker players must navigate their past along with the best players in the world to win.

Stars: Michael Madsen, Chris Bauer, Kristin Lehman, Todd Williams

Votes: 819

31. Kakegurui Twin (2021– )

27 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Spin-off from Kakegurui live action series focused on Meari Saotome.

Stars: Minami Hamabe, Riko Fukumoto, Atsuhiro Inukai, Shiori Akita

Votes: 87

32. Jesse & Lester - Two Brothers in a Place Called Trinity (1972)

97 min | Comedy, Western

After inheriting a land plot in a dusty place called Trinity, the antagonistic half-brothers, Lester and Jesse, reunite to pursue different aspirations, only to find themselves neck-deep in trouble. Will they ever fulfil their dreams?

Directors: Renzo Genta, Richard Harrison | Stars: Richard Harrison, Donald O'Brien, Anna Zinnemann, George Wang

Votes: 176

33. Flutter (I) (2011)

TV-MA | 86 min | Drama, Thriller

Chancer John lives for playing the odds - and he's always willing to take a calculated risk. But when he meets the mysterious and beautiful female bookie Stan, he discovers there's much ... See full summary »

Director: Giles Borg | Stars: Joe Anderson, Ricky Tomlinson, Laura Fraser, Autumn Federici

Votes: 413

34. L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (2016)

13+ | 118 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

An orphan becomes the disciple of a powerful sorcerer and is drawn into a larger conflict among the world's magical elite.

Director: Jingming Guo | Stars: Bingbing Fan, Kris Wu, Cheney Chen, William Chan

Votes: 1,350 | Gross: $0.35M

35. Bank Balance (2021)

Game-Show

Gordon Ramsay presents a new game show in which contestants test their poise, precision, knowledge and nerve to succeed to build themselves a fortune - or see it come crashing down in an instant.

Star: Gordon Ramsay

Votes: 122

36. The Future Diary OVA (2010 Video)

9 min | Animation, Short, Action

Lonely high school student, Yukiteru Amano, spends his days writing a diary on his cellphone Which then actions will take place.

Director: Naoto Hosoda | Stars: Mai Aizawa, Manami Honda, Tomosa Murata, Minoru Shiraishi

Votes: 652

37. Made in China (I) (2020)

75 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

MADE IN CHINA is a thriller set in modern day Zhejiang Province chronicling the story of Bryan Zellerman, an American on the run in Zhejiang province. While working for a shady real-estate ... See full summary »

Director: Brendan Merrill | Stars: Ethan Landry, Estrella Loo, Kevin Tian, Brian Wang

Votes: 55

38. Seven Times Lucky (2004)

85 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

An aging con-man and a beautiful, ambitious student cross paths in a scam that promises to make them both rich.

Director: Gary Yates | Stars: Kevin Pollak, Liane Balaban, Jonas Chernick, James Tolkan

Votes: 501

39. Ride for Your Life (1995 Video Game)

PG | 28 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy

In this interactive movie, special agents are trying to stop an alien invasion. However, a decision is made. Whoever wins a cycling race wins Earth. Young cyclist Nash sees this as a chance to prove his skills.

Director: Bob Bejan | Stars: Adam West, Betty Buckley, Evan Handler, Amy Hargreaves

Votes: 27

40. Mortal Poker

95 min | Action, Thriller | Completed

A private poker game in the middle of the desert where betting all in can cost your life

Director: Mickael Gold | Stars: Kelsey Osborne, Aldo Juliano, Rodriguez Jennings, Mickael Gold

41. Cramming (2020)

15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

Close friends Alex and Yan Bo, eighth graders, cram for a test in a prestigious prep school. Once they're accused of cheating off of one another, their friendship is threatened.

Director: Dan Perlman | Stars: Alex Chavez, Yan Bo Lin, Lee Raviv, John Austin Barisano

Votes: 14

42. Die Now (2014–2015)

Animation, Drama, Mystery

The word cerebrum refers to a gigantic system consisting of collision universes, which is called cerebrum universe. The story starts from a series of unknown murders, unraveling the secret ... See full summary »

Stars: Tu-Te-Ha-Meng, Tiantian Xie

43. The Stone Sisters: Exodus (2012)

Action, Adventure

An action adventure feature film filled with danger, mystery, ancient Israelite artifacts, and two sisters trying to save the world without killing each other.

Director: Aaron Greer | Stars: Renay Rayes, Emmy James, Thomas J. McDonough, Joanna Lauren

44. Mama's Heart. Gongadze (2017)

77 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Most intimate, heartbreaking and inspiring confessions by and about Lesya Gongadze's life and her son's disappearance that prompted a revolution.

Director: Vyacheslav Bihun | Stars: Lesya Gongadze, Georgiy Gongadze, Lubomyr Husar, Tamila Alexanian

Votes: 545

45. Convenience (II) (2017)

Comedy, Crime

A young war vet and his gambling-addicted roommate find themselves on a local gangster's bad side when they go looking for a quick score.

Director: David James | Stars: Gregory Patrick Agnew, Kevin Borngrebe, Michael Compton, David Eves

46. Fix and Flip

90 min | Comedy | Announced

With a town in shambles, desperate real estate agent Tony Rutton gambles his last cash while leaning on his newly unemployed friends to fix and flip a decrepit apartment building - but a crafty cross town rival has his own big ideas.

Star: Rhys Wyn Trenhaile

47. Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club Hall of Fame Induction (2011)

Unrated | 10 min | Short, Action, News

Peoria Oldtimers Racing Club Hall of Fame Induction was filmed on location at Mooney's Pub in Peoria, Illinois on 03 December 2011.

Director: Bob Brown | Stars: Kathy Jean, Randy Lewis, Scott Shults

48. High Stakes (I) (2015)

Short, Crime

Fred, Tweety, Jack, Johnny and Ren are sent to collect money from their boss, Ralph. They end up finding a briefcase and become annoyed when they realize that there's plenty more to collect. Soon Chaos commences among the group.

Director: Noah Griffith | Stars: Corey Sondrup, Noel Jamila Imair, Quinci Staker, Jeffrey Hill

49. The Death Ship (1928)

10 min | Short, Drama

At sea during a storm, the ship's captain and first mate play a deadly game of poker to win the love of the only woman on board the ship.

Stars: Mitchell Lewis, Jason Robards Sr., Elizabeth Page

Votes: 16

50. Hell Cab (1993 Video Game)

T | Adventure, Fantasy

The player must beat a challenge in each of the three eras, namely Ancient Rome, WWI and Jurassic, to win their soul back from a demonic New York cab driver. You must also keep your "morality meter" high or you'll end up in hell.

Director: Pepe Moreno | Stars: Vincent Carrella, Keith Davis, Denny Hardwick, Suzi Kiefer

Votes: 14