logologo
MovieVerse© 2024
Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceContact Us
Made with ❤️ by Thathsara
movie poster
The Best of It
Sign in to create your own watchlist

The Best of It

May 3, 2016
1h 56m
★ 0.0

All good runs come to an end.

Overview

THE BEST OF IT takes an unflinching look at the life of a professional gambler. The character driven documentary focuses on the lives of Boston, The Shrink, Dink, and Banker who all chose to make a living betting sports. A gambler selects this profession despite knowing the life they fancied tends to chew up and spit out even the most seasoned gambler—an all too common tale in Las Vegas. A feud between Boston and The Shrink develops after accusations are made about gambling debts, but a gambler’s actual bank account balance is often based on rumors and half-truths. The outcome of a gambler is as unpredictable as the the games they bet.

Genres

Documentary
Drama

Production Companies

Best of It Films

The Best of It Trailers

Cast

Alan "Boston" Dvorkis

as himself

Alan "Boston" Dvorkis

Gianni "Vegas Runner" Karalis

as himself

Gianni "Vegas Runner" Karalis

Michael "Roxy" Roxborough

as himself

Michael "Roxy" Roxborough

Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner

as himself

Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner

Larry Merchant

as himself

Larry Merchant

Alan "Dink" Denkenson

as himself

Alan "Dink" Denkenson

Lem Banker

as himself

Lem Banker

Jimmy Vaccaro

as himself

Jimmy Vaccaro

Michael Konik

as himself

Michael Konik

Richard Louis

as himself

Richard Louis

Gayle Downing Denkenson

as himself

Gayle Downing Denkenson

You may also like

The Las Vegas Story
5.8

The Las Vegas Story

Jan 30, 1952

When newlyweds visit Las Vegas, the wife's shady past comes to the surface.

Anywhere Else
6.1

Anywhere Else

Feb 7, 2014

You left your home to move far away. You were struck by a wind of change and were unfaithful to yourself. You reinvented yourself and you are now feeling free. But suddenly pressure arises in you.

Showgirls
5.6

Showgirls

Sep 22, 1995

Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents are quickly noticed by Cristal, a headlining dancer who senses an opportunity to bolster her own act. But Nomi won’t play second fiddle and soon begins her venomous path to the top, ruthlessly backstabbing anyone who gets in her way.

No Image Available
7.8

Celine in Las Vegas... Opening Night Live!

Mar 25, 2003

A behind-the-scenes look at Céline Dion's opening night in Las Vegas.

Owning Mahowny
6.7

Owning Mahowny

May 2, 2003

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 his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, he was shy but engaging. None of them knew the other side of Dan Mahowny--the side that executed the largest single-handed bank fraud in Canadian history, grossing over $10 million in eighteen months to feed his gambling obsession.

Finding Amanda
4.8

Finding Amanda

Jun 27, 2008

A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab.

Route 91: Uncovering the Cover Up
0.0

Route 91: Uncovering the Cover Up

Jan 12, 2022

On October 1, 2017 58 people were killed at the Route 91 country music concert in Las Vegas... and by 2 weeks the media dropped the entire story due to all the lies and holes in the police and FBI’s story. These are all the things they’ve covered up about the tragedy that they don’t want you to know about... One of the largest mass shootings to ever occur, happened at the Route 91 country music festival here in Las Vegas. 58 innocent people lost their lives and rather than look for answers or a motive, the mainstream media dropped the story instead after major inconsistencies and holes started appearing in the FBI’s “investigation.”

Stripper
5.5

Stripper

Oct 21, 1985

A strippers' convention and a major contest. The movie focuses on a few strippers, each with her own strong motive to win.

Indecent Proposal
6.4

Indecent Proposal

Apr 7, 1993

John Gage offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife.

Leaving Las Vegas
7.3

Leaving Las Vegas

Oct 27, 1995

Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.

Casino
8.0

Casino

Nov 22, 1995

In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.

Maverick
6.9

Maverick

May 20, 1994

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.

It Stains the Sands Red
5.6

It Stains the Sands Red

Oct 8, 2016

In the throes of a zombie apocalypse, a troubled woman from Las Vegas with a dark past, finds herself stranded in the desert with a lone and ravenous zombie on her tail.

Double Down
4.7

Double Down

Nov 5, 2005

An edgy action thriller set in Las Vegas during a terrorist attack. A genius computer loner takes control of the city and the attack as he fights with his fits of overwhelming depression and obsessions with love and death.

My Blueberry Nights
6.4

My Blueberry Nights

Nov 28, 2007

Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her friends and memories behind as she chases her dreams across the country. In order to support herself on her journey, Elizabeth picks up a series of waitress jobs along the way. As Elizabeth crosses paths with a series of lost souls whose yearnings are even greater than her own, their emotional turmoil ultimately helps her gain a greater understanding of her own problems...

Hard Eight
6.9

Hard Eight

May 15, 1996

A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.

21
6.7

21

Mar 27, 2008

Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 tuition as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor to a small but secretive club of five students, Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa to count cards at blackjack.

Sucker List
6.3

Sucker List

Jul 26, 1941

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man and his racketeer buddies devise a scheme to bilk those already seemingly desperate for money of what little they have.

Visit Fabulous Las Vegas
0.0

Visit Fabulous Las Vegas

Jun 15, 1999

A fresh look at the everchanging adult Disneyland of Las Vegas, featuring pirate ships, volcanos, 25 casinos on the Strip, 10 more casinos in Glitter Gulch, plus a guide to Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, old Nevada and more.

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
6.4

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Jan 10, 1976

Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.