Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Gambler

If you loved The Gambler, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Rainy Dog

Rainy Dog

1997★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Gambler for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him....

#2
Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

2007★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Gambler for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yak...

#3
Agitator

Agitator

2001★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Gambler for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in t...

#4
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

2021★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Gambler for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the F...

#5
Female Yakuza Tale

Female Yakuza Tale

1973★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Gambler for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Ocho is accidentally captured by a drug trafficking cartel who use Chinese women to smuggle drugs into Japan by hiding it in their vaginas. She is tortured, and manages to escape, ...

#6
Belly

Belly

1998★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Gambler for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in...

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