Maverick
The Cooler
Molly’s Game
The Hustler/The Color of Money
The Sting
Rounders
The Cincinnati Kid
All undisputed GOATs.
Ocean’s Eleven is more of a heist movie that takes place in a casino than about gambling, but whatever. Casino takes place in a casino but is barely about gambling, but it’d be dumb not to include it, so okay, both are great gambling movies.
I think the advent of the lawyer into politics has been largely detrimental in the UK. Having people who can convincingly argue either side of an argument has only exacerbated the lack of trust people have in politicians here.