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 Here are our favorite poker chick flicks on DVD. Also see what's available in these specific areas:
Annie Duke | Movies | WPT & WSOP Heads Up Poker | Chick Flicks | Misc
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Aces starring Lacey Toups, Sheena Chou, Christina Morris
An indulgence into the chick flick world of power poker! |
Description: Aces is the story of three college girls who bring the world of high-stakes poker to its knees. Elle (Christina Morris) is the Decoy, distracting the other players with her sultry allure; Pieti (Sheena Chou) is the Brain, hooking the team into the hottest high-tech gadgetry; and Brooke (Lacey Toups) is the Closer, using her mathematical skills to bring home hand after hand. Together they form a team that takes the San Diego poker scene by storm, seduces Las Vegas, and competes against the world's leading players in Rio de Janeiro. | |
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All In starring Louis Gossett Jr. & Tony Lip
A delicious escape, mingling the poker world and girl power! |
Description: An experienced female gambler tries to leave the card tables and high-risk lifestyle behind her by going to medical school. Mounting debts soon force her back into the betting world--but this time she has a grand scheme in mind that should allow her to win enough money to live comfortably for the rest of her life. Running Time: 90 |
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Luna's Game starring Ana Torrent, Antonio Dechent, Carlos Bardem, & Dafne Fernandez
If you can't get enough of poker chick flicks, you'll love it! |
Description: After the murder of her gambler father, young Luna is taken in and raised by a kindly group of denizens of the cardplaying world. As she grows to adulthood, the resourceful Luna (Ana Torrent) makes the most of the hand life has dealt her, surviving through her own prowess at poker. But when she meets Juan (Manuel San Martín), the inveterate risk-taker is forced to reassess her empty lifestyle and consider playing for stakes beyond the table. Also available in Spanish: Juego de Luna. (Review from Netflix.Com) |
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A Big Hand for the Little Lady starring Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, & Paul Ford
You gotta love this poker girl classic! |
Description: As the biggest high-stake poker game in the West begins compulsive gambler turned homesteader Meredith is drawn into the game. With the entire family fortune at stake he suffers a heart attack when delt a winning hand. Mary his pluck penny-pinching long-suffering wife steps in. As she plays the hand she assails her rivals with fortitude and guts. Each is transformed into a model of sensitivity. But a twist ending reveals Mary has had more than fortitude up her sleeve all along. Running Time: 95 min. |
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Lucky You starring Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, & Robert Duvall
While we prefer to see girls playing, instead of watching their boyfriends play, it's still a cute poker chick flick! |
Description: Ante up for a sure entertainment bet from L.A. Confidential director Curtis Hanson who co-wrote this charmer with fellow Academy Award winner Eric Roth (Forrest Gump). Pro gambler Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) meets irresistible Billie Offer (Drew Barrymore) and learns to treat love the way he treats cards: trusting his heart instead of his head. He also scrambles to raise the entry fee for the high-roller World Series of Poker even though - or maybe because - the tournament may pit him against his estranged father (Robert Duvall) a two-time Series winner. Running Time: 124 min. | |