Every Billiards Movie, TV Show, and Short Film

All titles that are in blue have been reviewed in this blog and are linked to the original post. If you’re aware of a title that should be listed, please let me know.  In addition this list, I have identified more than 325 movies with notable billiards scenes and more than 160 commercials featuring billiards.

Every Billiards Movie

  1. Bad Boy (1935)
  2. The Hustler (1961)
  3. There Are No Thieves in This Village (1965, Mexico, original title: En este pueblo no hay ladrones)
  4. The Player (1971)The Player - billiards movies
  5. Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1971, Japan, original title: Gincho wataridori)
  6. Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo (1973, Brazil)
  7. Festival at the Poolroom (1975, Israel, original title: Hagiga B’Snuker)
  8. Green, Bygone… (1976, Poland, original title: Zielone – minione…)
  9. O Jogo Da Vida (1977, Brazil)
  10. Three-Card Monte (1978, Canada)
  11. The Baltimore Bullet (1980)
  12. The Pool Hustlers (1983, Italy, original title: Io, Chiara e lo Scuro)
  13. Karambolage (1983, Austria)
  14. The Baron and the Kid (1984)
  15. Casablanca, Casablanca (1985, Italy)
  16. El Embustero (1985, Mexico)
  17. Number One (1985, UK)
  18. Joshua Then and Now (1985)
  19. Isa-Isa Lang! (1985, Philippines)
  20. Equals Against Devils (1985, Hong Kong, original title: Huo ping lang zi)Billy Kid and Green Baize Vampire - billiards movies
  21. The Color of Money (1986)
  22. Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire(1987, UK)
  23. Hard Knuckle (1987, Australia)
  24. Bye Bye Baby (1988, Italy)
  25. The Understudy: Graveyard Shift II (1988, Canada)
  26. Story of One Billiard-Room (1988, Russia, original title: Istoriya odnoy bilyardnoy komandi)
  27. Kiss Shot (1989)
  28. Legend of the Dragon (1991, Hong Kong, original title: Long de chuan ren)
  29. A Paradise Without Billiards (1991, Sweden, original title: Ett Paradis Utan Biljard)
  30. Duplet (1992, Latvia, original title: Дуплет)
  31. A Handful of Stars (1993, UK)
  32. White Goods (1994, UK)
  33. Chalk (1996)
  34. Cue (1996, South Korea)
  35. The Cuemaster (1997, Italy, original title: Il Tocco: la Sfida)
  36. Klassik (1998, Russia)Klassik - Billiards Movie
  37. Mr. Fifteen Balls (1998, Italy, original title: Il signor Quindicipalle)
  38. Pool Hall Master (1998)
  39. 9-NINE (2000, Japan)
  40. Stickmen (2001, New Zealand)
  41. Running Out (2001)
  42. Hustler (2002, Philippines)
  43. Poolhall Junkies (2003)
  44. Behind the Nine (2003)
  45. Pakners (2003, Philippines)
  46. Go For Zucker (2004, Germany, original title: Alles auf Zucker!)
  47. Up Against the 8 Ball (2004)
  48. Carambola (2005, Mexico)
  49. Shooting Gallery (2005)
  50. Think Tank (2006)
  51. Kisses & Caroms (2006)
  52. Virgin Pockets (2007)
  53. Seven French Billiards Tables (2007, Spain, original title: Siete Mesas de Billar Frances)
  54. Turn the River (2007)
  55. The Road Scholars (2010)
  56. Color Disorder (2010, China)
  57. Behind the Eight Ball (2010, Canada)
  58. The Pool Hustler (2011)
  59. 9-Ball (2012)
  60. Metropole (2014, Iran)
  61. Second Chance (2014, Taiwan)
  62. The Road Scholars 2: The Final Chapter (2014)
  63. Massé (2014)
  64. A Magic Stick (2016, China)
  65. The Rack Pack (2016, UK)
  66. HeartBreak (2018)
  67. Sasha (2018, China)
  68. Billiard Girl (2018, China)
  69. Metal Billiards (2019, China)
  70. Hard Luck Love Song (2020)
  71. Walkaway Joe (2020)
  72. Break (2020, UK)
  73. Perfect Break (2020, UK)
  74. Sixball (2020, South Korea)
  75. Swamper (2021, Canada)
  76. Sanjeevan (2022, India)
  77. Toolsidas Junior (2022, India)
  78. Eight of Dead (2022, Iran)
  79. Cue Ball (2022, Iran)
  80. Double Down South (2022)
  81. Seventeen Days in the Crucible (2022, Ireland)
  82. Seventh Heaven: Ronnie O’Sullivan (2022, UK)
  83. Nine Ball (2023)
  84. Billiards King of Northeast China (2023, China)
  85. Night to be Gone (2023)
  86. Snooker Man (2024, UK)
  87. Break (2024)
  88. Tale of Texas Pool, The (2024)
  89. Mr. Doom (post-production, UK)
  90. Extraction USA (post-production)
  91. Life Behind the Eight Ball (pre-production)
  92. 8 Ball: A Pool Hall Western (pre-production)
  93. Rematch, The (pre-production, UK)
  94. Girls Can’t Play Pool (pre-production)
  95. Cisero Murphy Untold Story (pre-production)
  96. Sapphire (pre-production)
  97. Ride the 9 (defunct)
  98. From Hustler to Champion (defunct)
  99. Raising the Hustler (defunct)
  100. The Fisher Queens (defunct, UK)
  101. 8 Ball (defunct)
  102. Bred in Manila (defunct, Philippines)

Every Billiards Short Film

  1. The Devil’s Billiards Table (1910, France)Tom & Jerry - Cartoon Billiards
  2. Calino joue au billard (1910, France)
  3. A Game of Pool (1913)
  4. Boireau est fort au billard (1913, France)
  5. Pool Sharks (1915)
  6. Ko-Ko Plays Pool (1927)
  7. Take a Cue (1939)
  8. Champion of the Cue (1945)
  9. “Cue Ball Cat,” Tom and Jerry (1950)
  10. Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)
  11. The Billiard Room (1972, Australia)
  12. “Naughty Number Nine,” Schoolhouse Rock! (1973)
  13. O’Reilly’s Luck (1989, New Zealand)
  14. Pichitas: A Costa Rican Pool Documentary (1992)
  15. The History of Pool (1994)
  16. Lemon Tree Billiards House (1996)
  17. Eight Ball (1999)
  18. Snooker (2000, UK)
  19. Gamblin’ (2000)
  20. The Chalk Up (2003, Ireland)
  21. A Game of Pool (2004)
  22. Snookered (2005, UK)
  23. Boogie Billiards (2005)
  24. For the Best (2006)
  25. Nineball (2007, Philippines)Death Billiards - Billiards Movie
  26. 8 Ball (2007)
  27. Fratelli Breaks (2007)
  28. Nine-ball (2008, Sweden)
  29. Scratch (2008)
  30. Rack ‘Em Up (2008)
  31. Last One Standing (2008)
  32. Pool Talk (2009)
  33. A Game of Pool (2010)
  34. Precision (2010, India)
  35. The Day Lufberry Won It All (2010)
  36. 8 Ball (2011)
  37. Small Time Hustle (2011)
  38. Pool Shark Precepts (2011)
  39. Balaclava (2011, UK)
  40. Pool and Life (2011)
  41. Biljardkundgen (2011, Sweden)The Cuemaker - Billiards Documentary
  42. Billiard Raum (2011, Germany)
  43. Milhões & Bilhares (2012, Brazil)
  44. 8-Ball (2012, Australia)
  45. 9 Ball (2012, Spain)
  46. Long Inside Angle Shot (2012, South Korea)
  47. The Cuemaker (2012)
  48. Black Ball (2012, Canada)
  49. 30 Days and One Night (2012)
  50. Break (2012, Czech Republic)
  51. Hi-Run (2012)
  52. Discover Science – “Let’s Play Long Billiards” (2012)
  53. Inside Pocket (2012)
  54. Chalked (2013?)
  55. 8 Ball (2013)
  56. Killer Cueball (2013)
  57. Among the Stars (2013)
  58. Death Billiards (2013, Japan)billiards short films
  59. The Players (2013)
  60. The Hustle (2013, Australia)
  61. New York Billiards (2013, Germany)
  62. The Billiard Ball (2013)
  63. The Hustler (2013)
  64. Black Balled (2013)
  65. Cue (2013, UK)
  66. Billiards Baby (2013, China)
  67. Pool (2014, Belgium)
  68. Snookered (2014, UK)
  69. Takes Two to Hustle (2014, Canada)
  70. The Angel (2014, UK)
  71. En Su Lugar (2015, Mexico)Maltempo - billiards short film
  72. Pool (2015, Canada)
  73. Trick Shot (2015)
  74. If These Balls Could Talk (2015)
  75. Extended Rest (2015,UK)
  76. Greetings from the Last Stop Tavern (2015)
  77. Detours (2015, Italy)
  78. Pool Hall (2015)
  79. 9Ball (2015, Australia)
  80. The Break (2015, UK)
  81. By the Baize (2015, India)
  82. Lose Your Cool (2015)
  83. Maltempo (2016, Argentina)
  84. Money Shot (2016)
  85. Eight Ball (2016)
  86. Dirty Pool (2016, Canada)
  87. Breakin Balls (2016)
  88. Midnight Pool Room (2016, China)
  89. Steve Davis: Snookerstar DJ (2016, UK)
  90. Inglourious Billiards (2016, Brazil)
  91. Billiardo (2016, Palestine)
  92. Two-Fifty (2017)
  93. Pool (2017, UK)
  94. Unknown Life (2017, Armenia)
  95. Game (2017, Cameroon)
  96. Drop Pocket (2017, Australia)
  97. Saneliso (2018)
  98. Snookered (2018, Scotland)
  99. Break and Run (2018)
  100. The Billiard Shot (2018, Canada)
  101. Fresh Green (2018)
  102. Biljar (2018, Croatia)
  103. Sharks (2018)
  104. Sinucada (2018, Brazil)
  105. Penance (2018, Canada)
  106. 8 (2019)
  107. Mad Dogs (2019, UK)
  108. MLK: Pool Shark for the People (2019)
  109. Behind the 8 Ball (2019)
  110. The Hustle (2019)
  111. Break and Run (2020)
  112. First to 100 (or Once Upon a Time… at the Billiards Table) (2020)
  113. Touching the Blue (2020, UK)
  114. Billiards: A Short Film (2020)
  115. Billiards (2020)
  116. 8 Ball (2020)
  117. Petrichor (2020, UK)
  118. Finding Gravity (2021)Petrichor - billiards short film
  119. Balls (2021)
  120. Chalk (2021)
  121. El Joc (2021, Spain)
  122. Solo Una Mas (2021, Spain)
  123. Behind the 8-Ball (2021)
  124. Trick Shot (2022, UK)
  125. Filotto! (2022, Italy)
  126. Containing Safety (2022, UK)
  127. Spiel des Lieben (2023, Germany)
  128. Caligo Cuckoo, The (2023)
  129. Smoking Dolphins (2023, UK)
  130. Ballad of Rich and Champ, The (2023)
  131. Tamatsuki’s Dream (2023, Japan)
  132. Game of Pool, A (2024)
  133. Scratch (2024)
  134. Snooker (TBD, Hong Kong)
  135. Beyond Billiards (post-production, Argentina)
  136. Ruby Lion, The (pre-production)
  137. Breaking the Triangle (pre-production, UK)
  138. Billiardo (defunct)
  139. Manitoba Sharks (defunct, Canada)
  140. Potting Black (defunct, UK)
  141. Billiards Boy vs. Dr. Pool (defunct)

Every Billiards Web Series

  1. “Billiards or Worms?,” Danny and Daddy (2005)
  2. “Pool Shark,” Odd Noggin Land (2009)14 Days Great Pool Experiment - billiards movies
  3. Kiss of Death (2010)
  4. 8 for Vegas (2012)
  5. Sharks (2012)
  6. “Billiards,” Benrat (2013, China)
  7. 14 Days – The Great Pool Experiment (2013, ongoing)
  8. “Pool Trick Shots,” Dude Perfect (2014)
  9. “Pool Sharks,” Vid & Limone (2015, UK)
  10. The Break (2015)
  11. Gotham City Grind (2016)
  12. “The Focus in Billiards,” Pleasant Goat (2016, China)
  13. “The Bromance Boys Play Pool,” Bromance (2016)
  14. A Pool’s Way Out Da Hood (2016)
  15. “Pool Trick Shots 2,” Dude Perfect (2017)
  16. Make or Break (2022, UK)
  17. “Jeffy the Pool Shark,” SML (2022)
  18. Eight of Dead (2022, Iran)

Every Billiards TV Episode and Series

  1. “The 8-Ball and the Side Pocket,” Colonel Humphrey Flack (1953)
  2. “Pool Table,” Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1956)
  3. “Bad Companions,” The Goldbergs (1956)
  4. “Opportunity Knocks But,” The Honeymooners (1956)
  5. “The Bensonhurst Bomber,” The Honeymooners (1956)
  6. To Tell the Truth (with Willie Mosconi), (1958)
  7. “Ten-Twenty” (game show, 1959)
  8. “Goodbye Johnny,” Alcoa Theatre (1959)
  9. “That Stands for Pool,” Mr. Lucky (1959)
  10. “The Pool Shark,” Shotgun Slade (1960)
  11. “Shattered Idol,” The Rifleman (1961)Ed the Pool Player
  12. “A Game of Pool,” Twilight Zone (1961)
  13. What’s My Line? (with Willie Mosconi), (1962)
  14. I’ve Got a Secret (with Willie Mosconi), (1962)
  15. “Hustling the Hustler,” The Dick Van Dyke Show (1962)
  16. “Ed the Pool Player,” Mr. Ed (1964)
  17. “Fathers and Daughters,” “A Gift of Love,” “The Tent Dwellers” and ” Going Home,” Dr. Kildare (1965)
  18. “Pool Shark,” My Living Doll (1965)
  19. What’s My Line? (with Minnesota Fats) (1965)
  20. I’ve Got a Secret (with Bill Staton), (1965)
  21. “Hazel’s Free Enterprise,” Hazel (1966)
  22. “Charley, the Pigeon,” My Three Sons (1966
  23. I’ve Got a Secret (with Jean Balukas), (1966)
  24. “The Dead Spy Scrawls,” Get Smart (1966)
  25. Minnesota Fats Hustles the Pros (game show, 1967)
  26. “Lucy and the Pool Hustler,” The Lucy Show (1967)
  27. “The Lady is My Wife,” Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1967)
  28. Celebrity Billiards with Minnesota Fats (game show, 1968)
  29. “Side Pocket,” Ironside (1968)
  30. “Love and the Hustler,” Love, American Style (1969)
  31. “Pot Black,” Steptoe and Son (1970, UK)
  32. “Help, Help, a Shark,” I Dream of Jeannie (1970)
  33. “Armando and the Pool Table,” The Flying Nun (1970)
  34. “Break!,” Mission: Impossible (1972)
  35. “Archie is Cursed,” All in the Family (1973)
  36. “Pool Shark,” The Beachcombers (1973, Canada)
  37. “A House is not a Poolroom,” Sanford & Son (1973)Celebrity Billiards
  38. “The Hustler,” The Odd Couple (1973)
  39. “Cowtown Hustler,” Gunsmoke (1974)
  40. “The Hustler,” The Brady Bunch (1974)
  41. “The Song,” The Waltons (1975)
  42. “The Hustle,” Out of the Blue (1979)
  43. “Alex Higgins,” This Is Your Life (1981, UK)
  44. “Snookered,” Terry and June (1982, UK)
  45. “A Little Game of Pool,” The Dukes of Hazzard (1982)
  46. “The Hustler,” The New Odd Couple (1982)
  47. “Eight Ball,” The Fall Guy (1983)
  48. Give Us a Break (1983, UK)
  49. “Snookered,” Mortimer’s Path (1984, New Zealand)
  50. Pot the Question (game show, 1984, UK)
  51. “Snooker,” Ever Decreasing Circles (1984, UK)
  52. “Hello, Mr. Chips,” Step by Step (1985)
  53. “Tornado,” Mr. Belvedere (1985)
  54. “Double or Nothing,” The Adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1985)
  55. “The Color of Hammer,” Sledge Hammer! (1987)
  56. “Supergran Snookered,” SuperGran (1987, UK)
  57. “Edward’s Big Adventure,” Silver Spoons (1987)
  58. “Champion of the Green Baize,” The Wind in the Willows (1987, UK)
  59. “Mokkori Is the Best Medicine: A Pool Shot to a Pretty Hustler’s Heart,” City Hunter (1988, Japan)
  60. “Pool Sharks,” Monsters (1988)
  61. Pick Pockets (game show, 1988, UK)
  62. “The Two Tonys,” Who’s the Boss? (1988)
  63. “A Game of Pool,” The Twilight Zone (1989, remake)Nine Ball - Billiards TV
  64. “Minnesota Vicki,” Small Wonder (1989)
  65. “Wedding Bell Blues,” Friday the 13th (1989)
  66. “Third and Oak: The Pool Hall,” American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts (1989)
  67. “Pool Hall Blues,” Quantum Leap (1990)
  68. “Fast Eddie Winslow,” Family Matters (1990)
  69. “Banks Shot,” The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1991)
  70. “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” Full House (1991)
  71. “Behind the Eight Ball,” Top of the Heap (1991)
  72. “Cheese, Cues and Blood,” Married With Children (1991)
  73. Big Break (1991-2002, game show, UK)
  74. “Double or Nothing,” Red Shoe Diaries (1992)
  75. “The Colour of Mary,” Lovejoy (1993, UK)
  76. “Jimmy White,” This Is Your Life (1993, UK)
  77. “Snookered,” Harry’s Mad (1994, UK)
  78. “Billiard,” Pat & Mat (1994, Czech Republic)
  79. Tenball (1995, tournament series, UK)
  80. “Martin in the Corner Pocket,” Martin (1995)
  81. “Another Saturday Night,” Living Single (1995)
  82. “Pool Table,” Furniture to Go (1996)
  83. “Do the K.C. Hustle,” Malcolm & Eddie (1996)
  84. “Pool Sharks Git Bit,” Steve Harvey Show (1996)
  85. “Student Court,” Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1996)
  86. “City Slackers,” Boy Meets World (1996)
  87. Crucible, The: 21 Years in the Frame (1997, UK)
  88. “What You Won’t Cue For Love,” Steve Harvey Show (1998)
  89. “Borne to Be Wild,” The Naked Truth (1998)
  90. “Phenom Blues,” Hang Time (1998)
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  91. “Pool,” The Pretender (1999)
  92. “Water Park,” Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
  93. “Pool Shark,” Rainbow Fish (2000)
  94. “Do the Hustle,” Dharma & Greg (2001)
  95. “Billiards for Gross Eats,” Fear Factor (2002)
  96. “Cue the Pool Shark,” New Woody Woodpecker Show (2002)
  97. “Beat the Shark,” Dog Eat Dog (2002)
  98. When Snooker Ruled the World (2002, UK)
  99. The Story of Snooker (2002, UK)
  100. “Prince of Billiards,” Prince of Tennis (2003, Japan)
  101. “The Hustler,” A Minute with Stan Hooper (2003)Ballbreakers - billiards TV show
  102. “The New Kid in Town,” The Jersey (2003)
  103. “Billiards as an Art Form,” Blank Surfaces (2003)
  104. “Manic Munday,” Murphy’s Law (2003, UK)
  105. “Nang Mangarap Ang Madyikero,” Magpakailanman (2004, Philippines)
  106. “Billiards,” Hands on History (2004)
  107. “Pool Shark,” Drake & Josh (2004)
  108. Nine-Ball (2004, series, Taiwan)
  109. Ballbreakers (2005, game show)
  110. “Puzzles and Pool Cues,” The Genuine Article (2005)
  111. “Ropes, billiard tables, sailboards, cymbals,” How It’s Made (2006, Canada)
  112. “Family Affair/The Hustler,” The First 48 (2006)
  113. “Air filters, Billiards cues…,” How It’s Made (2006, Canada)
  114. Bikini Pool Shark (2006)
  115. “Big Break,” ChuckleVision (2007, UK)
  116. “Earth Ball, Corner Pocket,” SuperNormal (2007, UK)
  117. “Billiards,” Bernard (late 2000s, South Korea)
  118. “The Waiting Game,” Table Plays (2008, New Zealand)
  119. “Gary Gets His Stuff Back,” Gary Unmarried (2008)
  120. “Samurai Sword Master,” Time Warp (2008)
  121. “Painters, Pool & Pink,” Cake Boss (2009)
  122. Community - Billiards TVKing of Snooker (2009, series, Hong Kong)
  123. “Jeanette Lee Black Widow Bike,” American Chopper (2009)
  124. “Game On!,” Color Splash (2009)
  125. “The Game Must Go On,” KikiOriki (2009, Russia)
  126. “Death Over Easy: #625 Midnight Choker,” 1000 Ways to Die (2009)
  127. “Rolling Stone Snooker Table/Aliens,” Auction Kings (2010)
  128. “Shaun Goes Potty,” Shaun the Sheep (2010)
  129. “Physical Education,” Community (2010)
  130. Dragon Snooker (2011, China)
  131. “Episode 40,” High Kick 3 (2011, South Korea)
  132. “Guys and Dolls Billiards,” Construction Intervention (2011)
  133. “Blame it on Billiards,” Chicken Stew (2011, China)
  134. “Car Pool,” Hiccups (2011, Canada)
  135. “Empty Pockets,” Bar Rescue (2013)
  136. “Billiards: Choose a Cue, Rack, Break,” Mansome (2013)
  137. “Joe Broadway’s or Bust,” Restaurant Stakeout (2013)
  138. “The Legend of Old McCreadie,” You, Me & Them (2013, UK)
  139. Lucky Break (2013, Ireland)
  140. “Snooker,” Nina & the Neurons – Get Sporty (2014, Scotland)
  141. “Snookered,” Roy (2014, Ireland)
  142. “Billiards,” Let’s Talk English (2014, Canada)Fairy Tail
  143. “Behind the Eight Ball,” Mystery Diners (2014)
  144. “Hustler vs Magician,” Magic Kaito 1412 (2014, Japan)
  145. “Dead Rails,” CSI (2014)
  146. “Moulin Rouge,” Fairy Tail (2014, Japan)
  147. “The Hustlers” (2015)
  148. “Farrapo Picadiero Show,” Meus Dias de Rock (2015, Brazil)
  149. “Keep ‘Em Separated,” Fresh Off the Boat (2016)
  150. “The Snooker Mavericks,” The Mavericks (2016, UK)
  151. “Pool Tables, Gas Fired Boilers and Shopping Carts,” Machines: How They Work (2016)
  152. “Treehouse of Terror,” Bunk’d (2016)
  153. “Woven Rugs, Sunglasses and Billiard Tables,” Handcrafted America (2016)
  154. “1760 Classic Colonial Parlor,” Stone House Revival (2016)
  155. “The Bow, Ferrofluid, The Billiard Table,” American Inventions (2017)
  156. Ronnie O’Sullivan’s American Hustle (2017, UK)
  157. “Behind the 8 Ball,” Timber Kings (2017, Canada)
  158. “That’s Your Cue,” Masha and the Bear (2018, Russia)
  159. “Not Played,” Drama Stage (2018, South Korea)
  160. Big Trouble at Barney’s (2018)
  161. “Lunar Fender Bender, Opera Angels and Billiard Balls,” Mysteries at the Museum (2018)
  162. “Emily,” In a Man’s World (2019)
  163. “Billiards,” Motu Patlu (2019, India)
  164. “The Gamblers,” Supernatural (2020)
  165. “Ready, Cue, Pocket Billiard,” L.O.V.E. Story: Inside Out (2021, South Korea)
  166. Gods of Snooker (2021, UK)
  167. Bolera (2022, Phillipines)
  168. No Manner Sports: Neighborhood Billiards (2022, South Korea)
  169. Amdist a Snowstorm of Love (2024, China)
  170. Billiards: Year One (pre-production)
  171. Ultimate Pool Sharks (defunct)
  172. The Pool Hustlers (defunct)
  173. Pool, Poker & Pain (defunct)
  174. American Road Player (defunct)
  175. She Sharks (defunct)
  176. Diaries of Pool Hustlers (defunct)

Every Billiards TV Sketch Episode

  1. Harry Tate in ‘Billiards’ (1934, UK)
  2. “Pool Hall,” Martin & Lewis (1955)
  3. “Spot Black,” The Benny Hill Show (1973, UK)
  4. “Tommy Cooper’s Christmas,” The Tommy Cooper Hour (1973, UK)
  5. “1908 World Championship Match,” The Carol Burnett Show (1978)
  6. “Mellonville Billiard Championship,” SCTV (1978, Canada)
  7. “Cross Country Billiards,” The Muppet Show (1980)
  8. “1981 Christmas Show,” The Morecambe & Wise Show (1981, UK)
  9. “Invisible Snooker,” The Cannon & Ball Show (1982, UK)Van Hammersly
  10. “The Hustler,” The New Show (1984)
  11. “Pot Snooker,” Saturday Live (1986, UK)
  12. “Steve Davis Rap,” Spitting Image (1986, UK)
  13. “The Hustler of Money,” Saturday Night Live (1987)
  14. “Billiards,” A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1990, UK)
  15. “[unknown],” Top Lista Nadrealista (1991, Yugoslavia)
  16. “1992 Pot Black Championships: Eddie Charlton v Mick Molloy,” The Late Show (1992, Australia)
  17. “Parko’s Good Sports: Snooker,” Full Frontal (mid-’90s, Australia)
  18. “Snooker Shaft,” The Fast Show (1996, UK)
  19. “Van Hammersly,” Mr. Show (1996)
  20. “Episode 9.3,” Hale & Pace (1997, UK)
  21. “The Hustler,” Mad TV (1999)
  22. “Ford and Greg on the Couch,” Chewin’ the Fat (1999, Scotland)
  23. “Snooker Commentators,” That Mitchell and Webb Look (2007, UK)
  24. “Snooker Hall,” The Wrong Door (2008, UK)
  25. “Pool Pool – Unreel Sports #11,” Adam and Dave (2008, Canada)
  26. “ESPN Classic: 1991 Ladies Billiards Tournament,” Saturday Night Live (2009)
  27. “Pussy on the Chain Wax,” Key and Peele (2013)
  28. “The Greatest Game of Pool I Ever Saw,” The Birthday Boys (2014)
  29. “Let It Go,” Diddy TV (2016, UK)
  30. “Snooker,” The Russ Abbot Show (UK)
  31. “Mini-Billiards,” Comedy Central Stand-Up, Asia! (Singapore)

Every Billiards Professional Profile

  1. The Willie Mosconi Story: A Pete Smith Specialty (1952)
  2. Columbia World of Sports: The Willie Hoppe Story (1954)
  3. Wilson Jones, (1971, India)
  4. Hurricane Higgins (1972, UK)
  5. Sultan of Snooker: The Story of a Champion – Joe Davis (1977, UK)
  6. Raymond Ceulemans (1977, Belgium)Jeanette Lee Vs
  7. Hurricane’s Wake (1988, UK)
  8. Alex Higgins: I’m No Angel (1991, UK)
  9. Jimmy White: Close to the Wind (1994, UK)
  10. Alex Higgins: Rebel Without a Pause (1997, UK)
  11. Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story (2001, UK)
  12. Alex Higgins: Blood, Sweat & Tears (2005, UK)
  13. Jimmy White: The One and Only (2008, UK)
  14. “Efren Reyes,” Probe Profiles (2009, Philippines)
  15. Alex Higgins: The People’s Champion (2010, UK)
  16. The Strickland Story (2013)
  17. Chasing Wincardona (2013)
  18. South Dakota Kid: The Shane Van Boeing Story (2014)
  19. Ali Carter: The Unbeatable (2014, UK)
  20. Enter the Dragon: China’s Snooker Star (2017, UK)
  21. Ray Reardon: The Welsh Master (2022, UK)
  22. “Jeanette Lee Vs.,” 30 for 30 (2022)
  23. Ronnie O’Sullivan: Seventh Heaven (2022, UK)
  24. Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything (2023, UK)
  25. Cisero Murphy Untold Story (pre-production)
  26. Jimmy White: untitled biopic (pre-production, UK)
  27. Barry and Eddie Hearn: untitled biopic (pre-production, UK)

 

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32 thoughts on “Every Billiards Movie, TV Show, and Short Film”

  2. Stan Eakins

    One of my favorite scenes is Burt Lancaster in the 1956 movie “Rainmaker”. Burt breaks out in song……….”Let me tell you about the evils of pool”. I believe Burt is a pool shark but the movie is not about pool….. However he will make it rain for $100.00.

    Another Burt scene is brief ……….in “Wyatt Earp” His brother is shot thru a window while they are playing pool. His brother is sprawled out bleeding on the pool table. Oh how I would love to own that old table today!
    My computer background is an 1875 Brunswick…… I love those old tables!
    Stan

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    1. Jason Moss Post author

      These clips sound great, Stan. Thanks for sharing. I’m trying to find them on YouTube so I can tweet about them. Let me know if you stuble across them. Would love to see that pool table you reference.

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  4. Robert J Rasmussen

    Regarding pool related TV episodes, I’m happy you included Gunsmoke’s Cowtown Hustler starring the late Jack Albertson. The original Twilight Zone’s A Game of Pool has a great Faustian premise, but some truly mediocre pool playing, which is too bad because the TZ directors usually didn’t make mistakes like this.

    I would suggest including Season 1, Episode 9 of The Beverly Hillbillies, an episode titled Elly’s First Date (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu1ycX6lma4). I believe those are Meucci cues Jed and all his kin are using as pot-passers and meat-stabbers (ha ha).

    There’s also an episode from the 1961 to 1966 TV show, Hazel, namely Hazel’s Free Enterprise, that includes pool. Hazel, the maid, played by Oscar winning Shirley Booth, hustles her boss, Mr. B, played by Don DeFore, on his brand new home pool table with her two-piece cue she had hid from him.

    Also, RKO Pathe’s Sportscope series produced a short called Q-Men that can be found here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJnrQBLTi_k). It stars Charlie Peterson, Willie Hoppe and a young Irving Crane.

    Lastly, readers my also be interested in this Fox News Silent (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFFCoDoydP4).

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    1. Jason Moss Post author

      Robert, thank you for all your comments. You have given me quite the education and proven to me that just when I think my list is (near) complete, there are a dozen new titles waiting to be discovered (by me). As you may have scene, I run a contest (https://www.billiardsmovies.com/freebilliardssupplies/), sponsored by PoolDawg, to give free pool supplies to people who introduce me to missing titles. Congratulations on being a winner! I will reach out to you separately via email with the details.

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  5. Joshua burke

    Hi there,
    I’m hoping you can help me out, I’m trying to remember this movie bout pool hustling would of been in the nineties and all I can remember in it is a scene where a guy makes a bet with a drinking game with two guys both of them have a shot each and he has a schooner of beer, he bets them that he can finish his beer befor they can finish their shots . That’s all I can remember from it really hope you can thanks.

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  6. Andrew Denis

    Absolutely wonderful site and a really great list. You are a true devotee! I am probably missing something, but there are a bunch of movies and other sources I can think of that I don’t see on the list, such as the ones below. Am I missing something related to your question?

    8-Pallo
    Hands of History – Billiards
    Billiards as an Art Form
    and various others

    Lots of shorts and TV shows with pool in them as well, which are not listed, like:
    Sweet Home Alabama
    Road House
    Let’s Talk English
    and various others…

    BTW, I am not sure if you know, but there is a movie being made now called “9-Ball: The Movie” about a women escaping hustling to become a pro player.

    Some pretty good pool/billiards video games are finally available too– some of which are a lot of fun and can be very helpful in terms of their ability to isolate play and strategy via simulation.

    Anyway, I apologize if I missed the spirit of your question, or if I missed any listings that you already had.

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    1. Jason Moss Post author

      Andrew, thanks so much for the positive feedback. Great to meet a fellow devotee. I thought I would respond to the movies you suggested:

      8-Pallo: My understanding is this movie, though named 8-Ball in Finnish, has nothing to do with billiards. Have you seen it? Let me know if that is not accurate.

      Hands on History – Billiards: That’s a good one! I will add it to my list.

      Blank Surfaces – Billiards as an Art Form: Another good one!

      Sweet Home Alabama: I would not define this as a billiards movie, but because of it’s billiards scene, I will include it on my other “Billiards Scenes” list (https://www.billiardsmovies.com/billiards-scenes/)

      Road House: Same as above. This is already listed at https://www.billiardsmovies.com/billiards-scenes/

      Let’s Talk English – Billiards: Man, you’re good. I will add this.

      9-Ball: The Movie: This sounds like the movie that came out in 2012. I posted about it here: https://www.billiardsmovies.com/9-ball-billiards-movie/

      Keep them coming. Also, let me know the best way to email you. I have a gift certificate from PoolDawg to send you. Thanks so much.

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  7. Michael Lisak

    Hi Jason,
    I sent you a bunch a year ago, or so, and I have a few more pool themed tv episodes:
    Stan Hooper, The Hustler, 11-12-03
    Friday The 13th, Wedding Bell Blues, 5-15-89
    Will & Grace, My Uncle The Car, 2-15-01.
    I do have the Shotgun Slade episode on vhs, and I could put it on dvd and send it to you.
    If there are any other of the episodes that you want, I could put more on the dvd.
    I should have every episode that I sent you.
    Mike

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  9. wayne

    i remember an old black n white movie – cant member name – but maybe you have put it in cause i dont remember the name – oldish car driving around gets to a place and plays – wins and it more or less goes on like this – looked good play at the time

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  12. Jay Gumbs

    I have never seen any of these but I’m going to hunt these down and start looking at them.

    There’s a bad ass pool scene in “Harley Davidson and the Malboro Man (1991)”. Not a pool movie but not sure if you know about the scene or seen the movie.

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  13. Billy

    Hi all,

    I remember some years ago watching a film where the two main characters ended up playing a match where they had to post a large number of balls. Say 1000 or so. They had to reach this number of pots before the other but when they missed the other came to the table.

    Does anyone else remember this film and would you be able to tell me the name of the film¿

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  14. MIGUEL A. TANCO

    There is a scene, in the backroom of a bar , in the movie ‘ Young Savages (196….).’ The police detective(Burt Lancaster), in charge of investigating the gang murder of a teenage boy, is interviewing the leader of the suspected street gang called The Thunderbirds. The leader is practicing pool, during the interview, by shooting at some balls. This annoyed the detective. Looks like he was not good at it (shooting pool that is).

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  15. Patrick

    Hi,

    I’m looking for a movie (or tv episode) seen on french tv twenty years ago. I don’t remember everything but most of the action was set in a billiard room. A man becomes blind and seeks revenge. So he will learn to move inside the room and play the pool as if he could perfectly see so he can fool some bad guys. So it’s some kind of hustler movie with a blind man looking for revenge. That’s all I remember but I’ve been looking for this movie for weeks now without any success. Hope you can help me! 🙂

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    1. Jason Moss Post author

      I’ve been looking as well since receiving your comment, but have not had any luck. Will keep trying to identify.

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  17. Dave

    Hi,

    I’m not sure if this fits the bill of these lists, but I’m trying to remember what tv show this scene is from where the guys put a pool table up in a room in their house, even though the women say there is not enough room, but they do it anyway to prove a point, however the ladies were right and the guys are persistently playing, not having a good time, and then one eventually accidentally puts his cue through the wall!
    I thought it was an only fools and horses type sketch, but can’t seem to find it. Hopefully someone better educated on here can help, or I’ve made up some tv scene in my head…
    Thanks,
    Dave

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    1. Jason Moss Post author

      This does not ring a bell, and I couldn’t find anything online. I’ll keep my ears open and maybe one of this blog’s readers will know the source of the quote.

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  19. Jon-Paul

    Pretty sure you’re thinking of a Seinfeld episode “the doll“ season 7 episode 17, it’s just a side plot in the story but frank costanza puts a pool table in George’s old room in his apartment and him and Kramer play and Kramer puts his stick through a window or wall at one point , found it on YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lOQaZJiMm2g

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    1. Jason Moss Post author

      Euzão, thank you! What a great find. I had not come across this movie. Thank you for alerting me to it. As a thank you, I will send you via separate email a gift certificate to PoolDawg.com. Thank you again!

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    1. Jason Moss Post author

      This is fantastic. Great to meet a like-minded billiards film enthusiast. Glad to learn about some of the scenes — especially in the French films — that I did not have on my radar.

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  22. Ron

    Hi Jason,
    I can’t thank you enough for your listings on Billiards in films.
    In my younger days I often enjoyed playing pool in the back room of
    our local hangout restaurant here in the Pointe Sainte Charles,
    district of Montreal, Que. A well-known pool room was the Wellington
    Billiards House where they had large professional pool tables and
    the best steamed hot dogs anywhere (2 for 25 cents).
    By the way, I have not noticed “The Pool Shark” a 1915 film-short comedy
    listed starring W. C. Fields in his film debut and the game scene in
    “Sherlock Jr.” (1924) starring Buster Keaton (who did his own shots).
    Nonetheless, thanks to your lists I am looking forward to enjoying
    watching some great online and tv Billiards film scenes.
    Your dedication and superior listings of this great sport is deeply appreciated.

    R.W.W.

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