The gambling movie refuses to die, and we think we know why. Croupier (1998)Here is the rare gambling film told from the other side of the table. What Sorkin cares about is the power moving around the table: the movie stars, the hedge-funders, the mobsters. A great gambling movie was never about the money in the pot; it’s about the person who can’t push back from the table. Whether you want the high of Rounders or the slow wreck of Owning Mahowny, there’s a bet here worth making.