Casino
1995USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Martin Scorsese★ 8
In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakdark comedybrutalcold and detachedchaoticmelancholic
Pacing
relentlessescalatingepisodicslow build to explosion
Story
unravelingpursuitsurvivalcon deceptioncompetition
Emotion
all-consuming loveloyalty under pressurerageparanoiaguiltloss of innocencegrief
Themes
corrupt institutionsclass and moneymen and women navigating expectationslife under oppressionpovertyfamily dutyold ways vs. new world
Feel
exhaustingcatharticcerebralrewatchablediscussion startergut punch
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
Foreign films like Casino
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Casino. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Loving Pablo
2017Spain★ 6.35 pt match
Like Casino, this one is rooted in all-consuming love, guilt, and paranoia. Both circle the same ground: life under oppression, corrupt institutions, and class and money. Same energy: bleak, brutal, escalating, and episodic.
Suburra
2015Italy★ 7.35 pt match
Like Casino, this one is rooted in loyalty under pressure, paranoia, and rage. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions, class and money, and life under oppression. Both move the same way too, bleak, brutal, escalating, and relentless.
Pixote
1980Brazil★ 7.94 pt match
What ties these together is loss of innocence and grief. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions, poverty, and class and money. Same energy: bleak, brutal, escalating, and episodic.
Unstoppable
2018South Korea★ 7.43.5 pt match
Like Casino, this one is rooted in grief, rage, and loyalty under pressure. The world both films live in revolves around men and women navigating expectations, corrupt institutions, and class and money. Same energy: bleak, brutal, relentless, and escalating.
The Crimson Rivers
2000France★ 6.93.5 pt match
Both films sit with paranoia and guilt. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions. The feel is the same: bleak, cold and detached, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
Deliver Us from Evil
2020South Korea★ 6.93 pt match
Both films sit with guilt. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions, men and women navigating expectations, and poverty. The feel is the same: brutal, cold and detached, relentless, and escalating.