Movies Like Pachislot Story: I Won’t Let Them Rip Me Off

If you liked Pachislot Story: I Won’t Let Them Rip Me Off (1994), a movie directed by Toshio Ōi, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Greed (1924)
★ 7.3/10
When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.
2
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
★ 7.3/10
A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
3
After the Storm (2016)
★ 7.2/10
Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives…
4
A Bronx Tale (1993)
★ 7.9/10
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction…
5
Vegas Vacation (1997)
★ 6/10
The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.
6
Hard Eight (1997)
★ 6.8/10
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
7
The Cooler (2003)
★ 6.7/10
Bernie works at a Las Vegas casino, where he uses his innate ability to bring about misfortune in those around him to jinx gamblers into losing. His imposing boss, Shelly Kaplow, is happy with the arrangement. But…
8
Greedy (1994)
★ 6.2/10
Meet the McTeagues. They've come to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will… only he's not dead yet!
9
Dirty Work (1998)
★ 6.2/10
Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam's father needs to get a heart transplant.
10
California Split (1974)
★ 6.6/10
Carefree single guy Charlie Waters rooms with two lovely prostitutes, Barbara Miller and Susan Peters, and lives to gamble. Along with his glum betting buddy, Bill Denny, Charlie sets out on a gambling streak in search…
11
Rounders (1998)
★ 7/10
Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Russian-American gangster Teddy KGB. Promising his partner Jo he'll give up, he meets up with best friend Lester 'Worm'…
12
Poolhall Junkies (2002)
★ 6.4/10
A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he can't finish.
13
Indecent Proposal (1993)
★ 6.4/10
John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.
14
The Lady Eve (1941)
★ 7.3/10
It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger…
15
Owning Mahowny (2003)
★ 6.8/10
Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To…
16
Kakegurui: The Movie (2019)
★ 7.3/10
Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that…
17
Curly Sue (1991)
★ 6.4/10
Bill is a penniless drifter who scams strangers out of just enough money to feed himself and his partner in crime, an orphan girl known as Curly Sue. Bill and Curly Sue target Grey, a yuppie lawyer, but their con takes…
18
Millions (2005)
★ 6.4/10
Two boys, still grieving the death of their mother, find themselves the unwitting benefactors of a bag of bank robbery loot in the week before the United Kingdom switches its official currency to the Euro. What's a kid…
19
Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
★ 6.4/10
After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine obsession with gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a rich Australian heiress shopping in…
20
Ballad of a Small Player (2025)
★ 5.8/10
Amid the glittering casinos of Macau, a gambler running from his past—and his debts—becomes fascinated by an enigmatic woman at the baccarat table.