When some millionaires come together for dinner, they decide to play poker. Unexpectedly, some old friends come back.
De to fraskilte mænd der beslutter at dele en lejlighed i New York. Den pertentlige og umådeligt kræsne Felix. Han beviser at renlighed og vanvid bor dør om dør. Og Oscar som kan ødelægge et ryddeligt rum med en tornados fart og grundighed.
Da den kedelige bankmand Arvid kommer til at slå en bankrøver ned med sin squash-ketsjer, bliver han dagens helt. Men han får også dårlig samvittighed. Derfor opsøger Arvid sin halvpsykopatiske bror for at få hjælp til at røve en pengetransport og forære byttet til bankrøveren og dennes kæreste.
On Christmas night, four estranged friends reunite after a long time to rip off a rich industrialist in a game of poker, but old grudges get in the way.
Pioneren Lin McAdam forsøger at spore sin fars morder og sin unikke riffel, Winchester ’73, som går fra hånd til hånd mellem en række desperate mænd – bl.a. en skør stratenrøver, en skrupelløs våbensmugler, en brutal ung indianerhøvding samt McAdams egen mordlystne bror.
Ko Chun, an extremely talented and well known gambler. On the eve of a big confrontation with a famous Singaporean gambler, Ko walks into a trap set by Knife, an avid but a so-so gambler, meant for an Indian neighbour. Struck on the head, Ko suffers from amnesia and regresses to a child-like state. Knife takes care of Ko and begins to exploit Ko's gambling talents.
A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopardizing all the money he has saved for the purpose of settling with his wife and child in San Antonio.
Mobster "Baby Face" Martin returns home to visit the New York neighborhood where he grew up, dropping in on his mother, who rejects him because of his gangster lifestyle, and his old girlfriend, Francey, now a syphilitic prostitute. Martin also crosses paths with Dave, a childhood friend struggling to make it as an architect, and the Dead End Kids, a gang of young boys roaming the streets of the city's East Side slums.
Country doctor Jack Jackson is called in to treat the Sick-Little-Well-Girl, who has been making Dr. Saulsbourg and his sanitarium very rich after years of unsuccessful treatment.
Den aldrende småforbryder Lou bilder sig ind, at han engang var en stor kanon tilbage i 'de gode gamle gangsterdage' i Atlantic City. Hans genbo, servitricen Sally, drømmer om et job som croupier i Monte Carlo. Da hendes mand, der nu venter barn med Sallys søster, kommer forbi med en ladning stjålen kokain, øjner Lou og Sally en chance for at få deres drømme opfyldt.
Sam the white-washer pines for the affluent Lindy, but she has dumped him in favor of another. Sam finds a large sum of money, and goes to New York to enjoy a shopping spree, buying new clothes, jewelry and a car with a driver. Back home, Lindy flips for Sam and his newfound wealth, and dumps the rival. Sam throws an engagement party where he indulges in a friendly game of cards with his former rival and another man, who unbeknownst to Sam, is a card shark.
Avery er desperat. Hans søster er blevet bortført og kidnapperne kræver 2 millioner dollars i løsepenge. Men Avery har ingen penge. Den eneste løsning, som Avery og hans kammerater kan komme på, er selv at kidnappe nogen og kræve samme sum løsepenge. Som offer vælger de Carlo Bennedetti - New Yorks gangsterkonge. Pludselig vågner en af landets farligste mænd - bundet fast med tape og fanget i en luksus villa på Long Island, og han kan ikke engang gi' lømlerne fingeren... for den har de skåret af. Og hvis han ikke vil hjælpe dem, er der yderligere 9 fingre, der kan bruges til at overtale ham med.
A young cowboy, Johnny, playing in a rigged poker game is forced to shoot one of the other players. The cowboy takes quick leave as he is accused of murder and a reward for his capture is posted. After being wounded, he finds refuge on a ranch and becomes involved with the family. While he is away, a gang of Mexicans kills the McGowan family except for Sally, who manages to escape and find Johnny who is now out for revenge.
Gennem sit 40-årige liv har Andy Stitzer opnået et udmærket job, en behagelig lejlighed, gode venner og en imponerende samling af små actionfigurer. Til gengæld er det ikke blevet til så megen sex. Faktisk er Andy stadig jomfru på trods af hans kollegers forskellige forsøg på hjælpe ham på vej. Men en dag møder han Trisch, der er alene mor. Måske kan hun få ændret på sagen...
Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins Tom Reece and his cattle-driving outfit. Soon, though, the tenderfoot finds out life on the range is neither what he expected nor what he's been looking for...
When their employer tries to cheat them out of a job, a rugged crew of workmen turn first on him then each other, leading to a bloody confrontation.
Soldaten William Tell er præget af skyldfølelse efter at have begået krigsforbrydelser i Irak. Efter nogle år i fængsel er han blevet professionel gambler, men han hjemsøges stadig af sin fortid, da han opsøges af den unge Cirk. Cirk vil have hjælp til at hævne sig på en pensioneret major, som han mener er skyld i hans fars selvmord. Tell øjner en chance for forløsning gennem sit venskab med Cirk.
A high-ranking Polish politburo member is banished from the party, and must find out why. Set in 1979 Poland before the Solidarity events.
When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the point where she "borrows" David's expense money to pursue her addiction. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.
Spades is the story of what happens when very dangerous men are brought together for one last assignment. An assignment where the deck is perpetually stacked against them.