Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "pool-hustler"

1. Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

Approved | 136 min | Comedy, Drama

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell

Votes: 8,000 | Gross: $5.45M

2. The Glass Castle (2017)

PG-13 | 127 min | Biography, Drama

A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, Ella Anderson

Votes: 38,665 | Gross: $17.27M

3. The Color of Money (1986)

R | 119 min | Drama, Sport

Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Helen Shaver

Votes: 93,522 | Gross: $52.29M

4. The Hustler (1961)

Not Rated | 134 min | Drama, Sport

An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.

Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott

Votes: 86,942 | Gross: $8.28M

5. Hick (2011)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama

A Nebraska teen gets more than she bargained for when she sets out for the bright lights of Las Vegas.

Director: Derick Martini | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Blake Lively, Rory Culkin, Eddie Redmayne

Votes: 20,862

6. Poolhall Junkies (2002)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A talented pool hustler who has stayed out of the game for years must return to his old ways when his little brother gets involved with his enemy--the very man who held him back from greatness.

Director: Mars Callahan | Stars: Mars Callahan, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Rosenbaum, Ricky Schroder

Votes: 10,884 | Gross: $0.56M

7. The Cat from Outer Space (1978)

G | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Three scientists help an Alien feline, stranded on Earth, to repair its damaged spacecraft in order to return home but their efforts are hampered by inept army officials and foreign spies.

Director: Norman Tokar | Stars: Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry Morgan, Roddy McDowall

Votes: 6,114

8. Racing with the Moon (1984)

PG | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1942 California, two young men await induction into the U.S. Marines and say goodbye to their girlfriends.

Director: Richard Benjamin | Stars: Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern, Nicolas Cage, John Karlen

Votes: 5,256 | Gross: $6.05M

9. Cinderella Liberty (1973)

R | 117 min | Drama, Romance

A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his service records being lost.

Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: James Caan, Marsha Mason, Kirk Calloway, Eli Wallach

Votes: 2,457 | Gross: $2.86M

10. Lady for a Day (1933)

Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller, a lady for a day.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Warren William, May Robson, Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell

Votes: 4,674

11. Tell Me How I Die (2016)

Not Rated | 107 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A9913 is a new drug improving memory - like being there again. Anna joins 17 others testing it for $2000. Some experience the near future including deaths.

Director: D.J. Viola | Stars: Nathan Kress, Virginia Gardner, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Ryan Higa

Votes: 5,313

12. Trouble Man (1972)

R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A neighborhood "problem solver" is framed for murder by a couple of local crime bosses trying to get him out of the way.

Director: Ivan Dixon | Stars: Robert Hooks, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, William Smithers

Votes: 1,615

13. The Baltimore Bullet (1980)

PG | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A tale of two hustlers trying to set up a big game.

Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: James Coburn, Omar Sharif, Ronee Blakley, Bruce Boxleitner

Votes: 589

14. Turn the River (2007)

R | 92 min | Drama

A pool shark takes the ultimate gamble when she kidnaps her own son and flees her ex-husband.

Director: Chris Eigeman | Stars: Famke Janssen, Jaymie Dornan, Rip Torn, Matt Ross

Votes: 1,925

15. A Place Called Home (2004 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Family

Tula Jetters (Ann Margret) is a stubborn widow who still mourns the death of her husband from years ago called "The Captain." She lives alone in a big beautiful home by a lake, but her ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Ann-Margret, Matthew Settle, Rebecca McFarland, Sean O'Bryan

Votes: 380

16. Hard Luck Love Song (2020)

R | 104 min | Romance, Thriller

A gritty love story about a charismatic but down-on-his-luck troubadour living out of cheap motels and making bad decisions.

Director: Justin Corsbie | Stars: Michael Dorman, Sophia Bush, Dermot Mulroney, RZA

Votes: 547

17. Shooting Gallery (2005 Video)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A street-smart pool player falls in with a pack of hustlers. As he rises in the underground circuit, he lands in the middle of a match between his boss and a crooked cop.

Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Ving Rhames, Roselyn Sanchez, Daniel Newman, Freddie Prinze Jr.

Votes: 1,330

18. Killer McCoy (1947)

Approved | 104 min | Drama

Following a mishap in the ring, hard-nosed lightweight Tommy "Killer" McCoy gets mixed up with a big time gambler and falls for his educated daughter Sheila, against her father's better wishes.

Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy, Ann Blyth, James Dunn

Votes: 505 | Gross: $2.00M

19. The Baron and the Kid (1984 TV Movie)

94 min | Drama, Sport

William "The Baron" Addington is a former pool pro whose lifetime of boozing has cost him his career and family. Determined to straighten out his life, he gave up drinking and now plays ... See full summary »

Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Johnny Cash, Darren McGavin, Greg Webb, Tracy Pollan

Votes: 193

20. Ronnie O'Sullivan's American Hustle (2017– )

Documentary, History, Sport

Four-part British documentary series in which Matt Smith and 5-time world snooker champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan, explore America's 300-year history with the game of pool.

Stars: Ronnie O'Sullivan, Matt Smith, Jeanette Lee, Earl Strickland

Votes: 189

21. Adventure in Manhattan (1936)

Passed | 73 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A reporter meets an actress whose producer is a presumed-dead thief, and stakes his reputation on predicting the next crime.

Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Reginald Owen, Thomas Mitchell

Votes: 842

22. 9-Ball (2012)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Sport

A young woman aspires to become a 9-ball professional and champion but her hustling uncle has other plans for her skills.

Director: Anthony Palma | Stars: Jennifer Barretta, Jennifer Butler, Kurt Hanover, Mark Kochanowicz

Votes: 119

23. Roughly Speaking (1945)

Approved | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Determined to overcome poverty, Louise Randall attends business school and weds Rodney Crane. Her driven nature leads to marital breakdown. She navigates career growth and family life with new spouse Harold, striving for a better future.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Robert Hutton, Jean Sullivan

Votes: 882

24. Hard Knuckle (1988 TV Movie)

R | 90 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Sport

In the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Australia, the most popular sport is Hard Knuckle, a bloodier form of pool. Steve Bisley (Goose from Mad Max) is Harry, a pool hustler, who wants to beat Knuckle champ Top Dog, to get his bike back.

Director: Lex Marinos | Stars: Steve Bisley, Gary Day, David Jay, Richard Moir

Votes: 45

25. Dr. Broadway (1942)

Approved | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

New York City physician, Dr. Timothy Kane, knows Broadway, the Great White Way and all of its characters thoroughly, as does his receptionist, Connie Madigan. A man Kane had sent to prison ... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Macdonald Carey, Jean Phillips, J. Carrol Naish, Richard Lane

Votes: 135

26. 8 Ball (2008)

24 min | Short, Crime, Drama

Like balls on a pool table, the lives of strangers collide and change course; 8 BALL is a philosophical suspense drama about order in the chaos of life, and the need for human connection. ... See full summary »

Director: Inon Shampanier | Stars: Shawn Reaves, Howard S. Miller, Joe Kaprielian, Sadie Alexandru

Votes: 104

27. The Great Surprise (1983)

86 min | Adventure, Comedy

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Director: Yen-Ping Chu | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Sylvia Chang, Kuan-Chen Hu, Hsueh-Fen Peng

Votes: 12

28. City Park (1934)

Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The old men meet a young girl, broke, hungry and discouraged, in the park. Colonel Henry Randolph Ransome (Henry B. Walthall) bluffs his way into obtaining enough money to support the ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Sally Blane, Henry B. Walthall, Matty Kemp, Hale Hamilton

Votes: 52

29. Booker (1989–1990)
Episode: Father's Day (1990)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Booker's absentee father returns and he learns that he might be a fugitive because he might be involved with a murder. But when Booker sees him, he tells him that he's been in Witness ... See full summary »

Director: Jan Eliasberg | Stars: Richard Grieco, Marcia Strassman, Lori Petty, Carmen Argenziano

Votes: 24

30. The Collector (2004–2006)
Episode: The Actuary (2004)

44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Morgan's client is a statistician who has fallen in with the Mob.

Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Chris Kramer, Carly Pope, Ellen Dubin, Rob LaBelle

Votes: 18

31. Family Matters (1989–1998)
Episode: Fast Eddie Winslow (1990)

Not Rated | 24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Eddie, Rodney and Urkel wander into an adults-only billiards hall, where a friendly yokel named Higgins decides to challenge Eddie to a friendly bet over a game of pool. Eddie quickly finds... See full summary »

Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton, Rosetta LeNoire, Darius McCrary

Votes: 145

32. The Flintstones (1960–1966)
Episode: Mother-In-Law's Visit (1963)

Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Wilma's mother visits and father-to-be Fred wants to show he's a kind man by being nice to her, even tough she's very hostile to him.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 184

33. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996)
Episode: Banks Shot (1991)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Vivian goes away to Berkeley for the weekend, leaving Hilary in charge of the house while Philip is at the office. Will steals the car keys to go to the pool hall he winds up losing his ... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Will Smith, James Avery, Janet Hubert, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 966

34. Get Smart (1965–1970)
Episode: The Dead Spy Scrawls (1966)

TV-G | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

KAOS is using a pool hall as its communications center.

Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Jack Lambert, Leonard Nimoy

Votes: 242

35. Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
Episode: Beauty Knows No Pain (1981)

Not Rated | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A woman from Bayonne, New Jersey hires Magnum for one day to find her fiancé.

Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti

Votes: 425

36. Married... with Children (1987–1997)
Episode: Cheese, Cues, and Blood (1991)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

Kelly earns a quick $1,000 at hustling pool to buy a gown for the local Miss Cheese competition, and a suspicious Al is out for blood, mistakenly thinking that Kelly is into prostitution. ... See full summary »

Director: Gerry Cohen | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate

Votes: 584

37. Red Shoe Diaries (1992–1999)
Episode: Double or Nothing (1992)

TV-MA | 31 min | Drama, Romance

When Alicia teams up with another pool hustler, she learns to discern the game of pool from the game of life and love. In the game of pool it takes two to play and one victor over the other. In the game of life, nobody need win or lose.

Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard | Stars: Francesco Quinn, Paula Barbieri, David Duchovny, Françoise Koster

Votes: 50

38. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode: Carol (1976)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Fred's old friend Carol shows up after 40 years, stirring up memories and sparking a flashback to the Summer of 1936 when Fred was a pool hustler in Cleveland.

Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Whitman Mayo, Spo-De-Odee

Votes: 104

39. The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode: A Game of Pool (1989)

TV-PG | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Pool hustler Jesse Cardiff plays against all-time champion "Fats" Brown. The stakes? Only Jesse's life...

Director: Randy Bradshaw | Stars: Esai Morales, Maury Chaykin, Paul Coeur, Guy Sanvido

Votes: 264

40. Rules of Engagement (2007–2013)
Episode: Old School Jeff (2007)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

While the women attend a wedding together, the guys go out to a bar to watch a fight, where "Old School Jeff" is unleashed onto his friends.

Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price, Oliver Hudson, Bianca Kajlich

Votes: 470

41. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: Armageddon, Part 3 (2021)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Barry meets Black Lightning at the Hall of Justice after things take a dire turn with Despero; Iris suspects something is off with Despero's vision of the future so she seeks help from a powerful ally.

Director: Chris Peppe | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Danielle Nicolet

Votes: 1,595

42. Hiccups (2010–2011)
Episode: Car Pool (2011)

Comedy

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Director: David Storey | Stars: Nancy Robertson, Laura Soltis, David Ingram, Emily Perkins

Votes: 35

43. Mobsters (1997–2012)
Episode: The Iceman: Richard Kuklinski (2012)

Documentary

Richard Kuklinski lived a shocking double life; suburban husband and father at home, and brutal contract killer on the streets.

Stars: Robert J. Carroll, Anthony Bruno, Barbara Kuklinski, Dominick Polifrone

Votes: 8

44. Hustling America (2013)
Episode: Las Vegas (2013)

45 min | Documentary

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Director: Martin Turner | Stars: Alexis Conran, Bill Rudolph, Martin Turner, Brian Zembic

45. Shut Up Flower Boy Band (2012)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2012)

TV-Y | 47 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Eye Candy begins it's first day at their new school where they confront Strawberry Fields and Joo Byung Hee pursues his muse (Im Soo Ah).

Stars: Lee Min-ki, Sung Jun, Ui-chul Jung, Jo Bo-ah

Votes: 8

46. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: Clear & Present Danger (2014)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When a pool shark is murdered by an unseen force, Castle and Beckett uncover evidence that the killer may have paranormal powers. Meanwhile, Castle and Beckett attempt to get their lives back to normal following his disappearance.

Director: Kate Woods | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,125

47. Chicago P.D. (2014– )
Episode: Night in Chicago (2019)

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

Atwater goes undercover to bring down the longtime head of a criminal enterprise and becomes entangled in a situation that tests his allegiances as well as his conscience.

Director: Eriq La Salle | Stars: Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Jesse Lee Soffer, Tracy Spiridakos

Votes: 463