Best Sports Betting Movies

Q: What’s the name of that Matthew McConaughey sports betting movie?

Matthew McConaughey stars as sports oddsmaker Brandon Lang in the 2005 film Two For The Money.

Q: What is that Al Pacino sports betting movie called?

Al Pacino plays Walter Abrams, the head of a major sportsbook, in Two For The Money (2005). The character was based on real-life bookmaker Stu “The Source” Feiner who continues to offer sports betting advice to this day.

Q: Can I bet on Hollywood movies?

Yes. Offshore sportsbooks are able to accept wagers on the Academy Awards, but also allow for Golden Globes betting, Razzies odds, lines on the BAFTA Awards, and other various betting odds for movies, TV, and the music industry.

Q: Are there documentaries on sports betting?

Yes, there are several, but one of the more prominent documentaries in recent years was Life on the Line. Sports betting movies often do not go into much detail regarding sportsbooks and their practices, but Life on the Line gives insight into the activities of the world’s top sports gamblers in Vegas.

Welcome to our collection of reviews for the best sports betting movies of all time.

Here is where we’ll dive deep into classic wagering films and explore the gambling elements involved, and in doing so, stray off the beaten path of regurgitated inclusions from top ten sports betting movie lists that populate inferior websites around the net.

Here, we'll be concentrating on movies that focus on the complete spectrum of sportsbook operations, including entertainment betting and prop bets on fictional real-life scenarios.

This list will include movies that were featured atop the odds at legal Academy Awards betting sites, as well as cult classics that contain elements of sports betting as a part of their plot.

Sports Betting Movie Reviews

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Oddball Sports Betting Movies: Little Darlings (1980)

In 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted, John Lennon was shot and killed by a “fan” near his New York City apartment, and Little Darlings was unleashed onto unsuspecting movie audiences around the globe. Little Darlings is the story of two young women, Ferris (Tatum O’Neal) and Angel (Kristy McNichol), who...

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Great Sports Betting Movies: Over The Top (1987)

Over The Top is the story of a trucker by the name of Lincoln Hawk (Sylvester Stallone) who is taking his young son, Michael, on a road trip from his military school in Colorado to see his ex-wife in California who is suffering from a rare heart disease. Lincoln and...

Academy Award Winning Sports Betting Movies: Pulp Fiction

With the Academy Awards fast approaching, the betting odds for the 2021 Oscars have caused our writing staff to look to the past and unearth a few critically acclaimed movies that have ties to the world of sports betting. Back in 1995 at the 67th Annual Academy Awards, Quentin Tarantino...

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The Best Sports Betting Movies You Haven’t Seen: The Deer Hunter

In the spirit of betting on the 2021 Academy Awards, we’ve decided to begin a series of articles that exposes our readers to some of the greatest movies of all time that include aspects of sportsbooks and their operations in the plot. Sure, when browsing the web for lists that...

Sports Betting Movie FAQs

What’s the name of that Matthew McConaughey sports betting movie?

What is that Al Pacino sports betting movie called?

Can I bet on Hollywood movies?

Are there sports betting movies on Netflix?

Because Netflix rotates its content often, it is difficult to keep track of the sports betting movies that are featured via their services. Most of the time, Netflix features multiple films and documentaries on the subject of sports betting.

Stay tuned to this page because we’ll continue to cover movies that involve subjects in the realm of betting on sports, entertainment prop bets, and other in-film wagers.

Are there documentaries on sports betting?