Poolhall Junkies

Watch Trailer Watch Movie

Poolhall Junkies

"It's your shot. Take it."

2002

1h 39m

6.4(91 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he can't finish.

Links & Resources

IMDbView

Social & External

IMDb

Production Companies

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

Mars Callahan

Johnny

Acting

Chazz Palminteri

Joe

Acting

Christopher Walken

Uncle Mike

Acting

Rod Steiger

Nick

Acting

Rick Schroder

Brad

Acting

Michael Rosenbaum

Danny

Acting

Alison Eastwood

Tara

Acting

Phillip Glasser

Max

Acting

Glenn Plummer

Chico

Acting

Anson Mount

Chris

Acting

Ernie Reyes Jr.

Tang

Acting

Richard Portnow

Toupee Jay

Acting

Peter Mark Richman

Phillip

Acting

Orien Richman

Brett

No Image

Acting

Shannon Engemann

Beth

Acting

Peter Dobson

Cory

Acting

BoJesse Christopher

Noah

Acting

Chris Corso

Houseman

No Image

Acting

Lissa Pallo

Female Pro

Similar Movies

5.7

2004

State's Evidence

Six high school teenagers decide to commit suicide together, but their plans soon go awry when one of them has something darker in mind as well.

Movie

5.1

2009

What Goes Up

Set in the mid-80s, when a reporter is sent to cover the Challenger Space Shuttle launch only to become mixed up in the lives of some local students.

Movie

7.7

1966

The Sword of Doom

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.

Movie

7.1

2005

Stormy Night

After hiding together in an abandoned barn one stormy night, wolf Gabu and goat Mei pledge to be secret friends, despite being natural enemies. They must overcome hardship and persecution in hopes of finding another forest where they can be together in peace.

Movie

5.9

2005

Loggerheads

A troubled woman seeks out the child she gave up for adoption; a gay motel owner takes in a handsome drifter; and the wife of a preacher frets that a gay couple has moved in across the street. All of their lives will intersect as Loggerheads subtly draws out their secret losses and desires.

Movie

7.4

2005

Anniyan

Unable to tolerate society's injustices and devastated by rejection from the woman he loves, a meek lawyer develops a split personality: one side a vengeful vigilante killer punishing evildoers, the other a dashing playboy capable of winning her heart. Complications arise when the three sides begin to collide.

Movie

4.2

2009

Brother's War

The story is set in the latter days of World War 2, against the backdrop of fierce combat on the eastern front. Brother's War is based on real events.

Movie

4.6

1984

Maladonna

In late XIX century, rich and bored Maria (Paola Senatore) is after a more sexually interesting life and gets involved with Alessio who shows her other kinds of love. She soon becomes his sex slave but some unexpected consequences will arise from her desperate search for sexual fulfillment.

Movie

6.7

2007

Elvis & Anabelle

A small-town beauty queen and an unlicensed mortician set out across the Texas plains on a journey of self-discovery.

Movie

5.2

2008

Fling

An attractive young couple's open relationship is stretched to the breaking point when each partner finds themselves falling in love with other people.

Movie

5.3

2009

In Your Dreams

Albert Ross was the most ambitious little boy in the world until an 11 year old girl broke his heart. Now he's grown up to be an embittered dentist, he's done nothing, gone nowhere AND he has a step-mother from hell. One day he suffers a mysterious accident - and suddenly finds that whatever he dreams comes true. Suddenly a whole new life opens up for him...

Movie

4.6

2009

Bob Funk

After he's fired from his job -- by his mother, no less -- Bob Funk agrees to quit drinking, see a therapist, and eventually report to a new boss, who might just be the woman of his dreams.

Movie

3.6

2008

Sherman's Way

An eccentric Olympic has-been who prefers leisure to work, finds himself stuck with a rigid pre-law Yale student with no time for wasting time. Between skinny-dipping and stealing cars, this odd-couple learn from each other that balance is the key to getting the girl, getting the job and getting a life.

Movie

6.1

2006

Fierce People

A massage therapist looking to overcome her addictions and reconnect with her son, whose father is an anthropologist in South America studying the Yanomani people, moves in with a wealthy ex-client in New Jersey.

Movie

5.2

2005

Red Doors

The Wongs struggle to cope with life, love, and family dysfunction in the suburbs of New York.

Movie

6.2

2009

Love Aaj Kal

Two lovers break up after they realize that their career goals are pulling them in different directions.

Movie

6.1

1963

Son of Flubber

Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber." Now he hopes to have better luck with a gravity-busting derivative he's dubbed "Flubbergas." Ned's experiments, constantly hampered by government obstruction, earn the consternation of his wife, Betsy. But a game-winning modification to a football uniform may help Ned make the case for his fantastic new invention.

Movie

6.5

2009

Confessions of a Shopaholic

In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping – a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door – until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company.

Movie

6.1

2003

Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?

FBI Agents Bullit and Riper investigate the murder of a young dancer called Pamela Rose, found dead in her motel room in Bornsville, a small american town. Despite their differences, they must team up: the local police is hostile and they can only count on themselves to solve the crime. They meet Ginger, Pamela's best friend, and discover soon enough she knows more than she says.

Movie

5.7

2008

Bart Got a Room

High school loser Danny Stein needs a prom date. As a cause of anxiety for Danny, Bart Beeber, the nerdiest guy in school, has already found a date. At the same time, Danny's divorced parents are both seeking relationships again.

Movie

Recommended Movies

6.3

2007

Cassandra's Dream

The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.

Movie

6.5

1950

Dark City

Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

Movie

6.3

1984

Johnny Dangerously

An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.

Movie

6.9

1994

Maverick

Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a marvelous Southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.

Movie

6.0

2006

Bandidas

When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.

Movie

6.6

1992

White Men Can't Jump

Two street basketball hustlers try to con each other, then team up for a bigger score.

Movie

6.9

2025

Hostile Takeover

Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.

Movie

6.1

2002

Stark Raving Mad

A crook quietly plots his revenge against the boss who murdered his brother while working for him.

Movie

6.1

2001

High Heels and Low Lifes

Two friends are drawn into a seedy underworld of extortion and violence when they try to blackmail a gang of bank robbers.

Movie

6.4

2017

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm's frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.

Movie

6.7

2009

Fast & Furious

When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And the two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.

Movie

5.9

2020

The Comeback Trail

Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.

Movie

6.5

2008

Mad Money

Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.

Movie

6.1

2003

The Good Thief

An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.

Movie

5.8

2001

The Parole Officer

A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law abiding lives they are now living to recover the evidence that will save him.

Movie

5.8

2007

How to Rob a Bank

Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.

Movie

6.2

1981

Buddy Buddy

During a high-profile Mafia testimony case in Riverside County, a hired killer checks into a hotel room near the courthouse, while his depressed neighbor contemplates suicide over marital problems.

Movie

6.1

2017

Overdrive

Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.

Movie

8.0

2002

Catch Me If You Can

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.

Movie

6.5

1999

Analyze This

Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. When Paul Vitti needs help dealing with his role in the "family," unlucky shrink Dr. Ben Sobel is given just days to resolve Vitti's emotional crisis and turn him into a happy, well-adjusted gangster.

Movie