Poker movies are really great. The game has been played for as long as we can remember. In recent years this exciting game, whether played in traditional or online poker rooms, has become even more popular gaining fans across the globe. And, it's no wonder that the Hollywood movie industry hasn't stayed behind. In fact, the first motion picture featuring a game of poker, 'Beresford and the Baboons,' was released as early as 1919. Although some movies use poker scenes as a means to give a boost to the plot, others put the game in the center and build the entire plot around it. Check out the following list of some of the best poker movies ever:

• A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
• The Sting (1973)
  
• Maverick (1994)
• Titanic (1997)
• Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
• Rounders
• The Cincinnati Kid
• Run