Top 19 movies like The Gambling Monk

The Gambling Monk

One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing about his brother's death and requests for a grand funeral. He had been unwilling to take over the family business and had chosen a life as a middle school teacher far away from home, but considering the circumstances, he changes his mind. As the new chief of Hojuin, Harumichi scrambles around day after day for donations. He has kept strictly to the straight and narrow, until he passes a bicycle race track where the sounds of cheering fans induce him into a new way of life...

競輪上人行状記 is of 1 hour(s) and 39 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Nikkatsu Corporation. It was released on 1963-10-13. It has the tagline: Go to the bicycle race between your sutras! Staring at the ticket, Namu Amida Butsu!

Genres: Comedy

1. Breaking Away

Breaking Away

Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends and parents annoyance.

It has an average vote of 7.11 on TMDB.

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2. 48x61 (48x61)

48x61

48x61 is a short movie made by the famous director Rintaro for the Japanese manga artist and director Katsuhiro Otomo . It was produced by Studio Madhouse. This movie was made when Rintaro was 61 years old and Katsuhiro 48 years old. Hence the title. Main characters in this movie are Rintarou and Katsuhiro. The story is about a bicycle race between the two them.

It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.

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3. Breakthrough for Change (あらうんど四万十〜カールニカーラン〜)

Breakthrough for Change

Akira, Takeshi, Yasu, and Shun are a gang of four close friends, all of whom were core members of their high-school ekiden team. Although they were stars back in those days, having slacked up their efforts subsequently, their daily life is lackluster now that the age of forty is just around the corner. They talk at a favorite local tavern just like they used to after Akira comes home giving up his dream to become an actor. Thinking back, they have never accomplished anything but ekiden, and they have unknowingly acquired a tendency to run away from problems in life in general. The phrase they cannot help muttering to themselves is how brilliant they were in those days… Feeling dispirited, they think of participating in the Shimanto Dragon Ride. A challenge for the four men in their late thirties begins…

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4. Springpojkar är vi allihopa (Springpojkar är vi allihopa)

Springpojkar är vi allihopa

Gugge and Nuffe work at the competing meat wholesalers AB Delikatesser and AB Skånedelikatesser. The two companies compete for a large order and the two will stop at hardly nothing to get the order

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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5. 110% Honest (Hjelperytteren)

110% Honest

Former pro cyclist Kim Karlsen holds a press conference admitting use of performance enhancing drugs in her career. Rather than accepting the consequences of her actions, our antiheroine sticks to her guns and refuses to alter her mindset.

It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.

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6. Up and Down (Parpaillon)

Up and Down

A bicycle race is held every year in a pass of the Alps called Parpaillon. With the energy of a skillful cyclist perhaps as a great tribute to François, the mailman played by Tati in The Big Day, Moullet makes a comedy by pedaling at a pace that allows him to reinvent the possibilities of film gags. La Cabale des oursins is a guided tour to the northern France, transformed into a Geography lesson in the pataphysical style of an Alfred Jarry disciple.

It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.

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7. American Flyers

American Flyers

When Dr. Marcus Sommers realizes that he and his troubled, estranged brother David may be prone a fatal brain disease that runs in their family, he decides to make peace with his sibling, and invites him on a trip to the Rockies. There, the brothers bond over their shared enthusiasm for cycling and decide to enter a grueling bike race through the mountains. However, Marcus' health soon begins to fail, and David must compete without his brother at his side.

It has an average vote of 6.165 on TMDB.

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8. The Flying Scotsman

The Flying Scotsman

Based on the incredible true story of amateur cyclist Graeme Obree, who breaks the world one-hour record on a bike he made out of washing machine parts.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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9. The Cyclist (Велосипедист)

The Cyclist

A cyclist goes for a ride racing all kinds of vehicles only to be passed by a centipede.

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

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10. For a Yellow Jersey (...pour un maillot jaune)

For a Yellow Jersey

Tour de France 1965 in colour

It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.

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11. Coureur (Coureur)

Coureur

Young Felix grows up as an inside spectator at cycling races, a bizarre environment where violence and drugs seem to reign. Following his father's footsteps, Felix discovers that his body is not made for the game.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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12. The Perfect Game (完全な遊戯)

The Perfect Game

College students come up with a scam to rob a gambling house. When it comes time to collect, the money isn't there, leading the young men into even more serious crime.

It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

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13. Sunshine Cleaning

Sunshine Cleaning

A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.

It has an average vote of 6.603 on TMDB.

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14. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy grail of journalism jobs. The Brit jets off to the Big Apple and moves from one blunder to the next.

It has an average vote of 6.009 on TMDB.

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15. Dance of the Dead

Dance of the Dead

With Prom only hours away, the usual suspects of Cosa High are preoccupied with the annual rituals of teendom. On the night of the big dance when the dead unexpectedly rise to eat the living, polar opposite groups will be forced to unite in their final chance to save the town from the zombies.

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

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16. Killa Season

Killa Season

Flea was a basketball player, happy with his subtle hustle, until a Dominican connect introduced him to a new way to spread the work and make money.

It has an average vote of 4.4 on TMDB.

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17. Gen-X Cops (特警新人類)

Gen-X Cops

Four young officers of the Hong Kong Police are joined together to fight against organised crime using all possible means, even if this would lead them to break the law… Their first assignment is to eliminate a gang of criminals who have stolen a shipload of explosives.

It has an average vote of 5.412 on TMDB.

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18. Mr. Mom

Mr. Mom

Jack and Caroline are a couple making a decent living when Jack suddenly loses his job. They agree that he should stay at home and look after the house while Caroline works. It's just that he's never done it before, and really doesn't have a clue...

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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19. Henry Poole Is Here

Henry Poole Is Here

Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.

It has an average vote of 5.939 on TMDB.

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