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 to this list, I have identified almost 500 movies with notable billiards scenes and more than 300 commercials featuring billiards.

Every Billiards Movie

  1. Bad Boy (1935)
  2. Hustler, The (1961)
  3. There Are No Thieves in This Village (1965, Mexico, original title: En este pueblo no hay ladrones)
  4. Player, The (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. Baltimore Bullet, The (1980)
  12. Karambolage (1983, Austria)
  13. Pool Hustlers, The (1983, Italy, original title: Io, Chiara e lo Scuro)
  14. Baron and the Kid, The (1984)
  15. Casablanca, Casablanca (1985, Italy)
  16. El Embustero (1985, Mexico)
  17. Equals Against Devils (1985, Hong Kong, original title: Huo ping lang zi)Billy Kid and Green Baize Vampire - billiards movies
  18. Isa-Isa Lang! (1985, Philippines)
  19. Joshua Then and Now (1985)
  20. Number One (1985, UK)
  21. Color of Money, The (1986)
  22. Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1987, UK)
  23. Hard Knuckle (1987, Australia)
  24. Bye Bye Baby (1988, Italy)
  25. Story of One Billiard-Room (1988, Russia, original title: Istoriya odnoy bilyardnoy komandi)
  26. Understudy: Graveyard Shift II, The (1988, Canada)
  27. Kiss Shot (1989)
  28. Legend of the Dragon (1991, Hong Kong, original title: Long de chuan ren)
  29. Paradise Without Billiards, A (1991, Sweden, original title: Ett Paradis Utan Biljard)
  30. Duplet (1992, Latvia, original title: Дуплет)
  31. Handful of Stars, A (1993, UK)
  32. White Goods (1994, UK)
  33. Chalk (1996)
  34. Cue (1996, South Korea)
  35. Cuemaster, The (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. Running Out (2001)
  41. Stickmen (2001, New Zealand)
  42. Hustler (2002, Philippines)
  43. Behind the Nine (2003)
  44. Pakners (2003, Philippines)
  45. Poolhall Junkies (2003)
  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. Kisses & Caroms (2006)
  51. Think Tank (2006)
  52. Rei the Hustler (2007, Japan)
  53. Seven French Billiards Tables (2007, Spain, original title: Siete Mesas de Billar Frances)
  54. Turn the River (2007)
  55. Virgin Pockets (2007)
  56. Behind the Eight Ball (2010, Canada)
  57. Color Disorder (2010, China)
  58. Road Scholars, The (2010)
  59. Pool Hustler, The (2011)
  60. 9-Ball (2012)
  61. Massé (2014)
  62. Metropole (2014, Iran)
  63. Road Scholars 2: The Final Chapter, The (2014)
  64. Second Chance (2014, Taiwan)
  65. Magic Stick, A (2016, China)
  66. Rack Pack, The (2016, UK)
  67. Billiard Girl (2018, China)
  68. HeartBreak (2018)
  69. Sasha (2018, China)
  70. Metal Billiards (2019, China)
  71. Break (2020, UK)
  72. Hard Luck Love Song (2020)
  73. Perfect Break (2020, UK)
  74. Sixball (2020, South Korea)
  75. Walkaway Joe (2020)
  76. Swamper (2021, Canada)
  77. Double Down South (2022)
  78. Eight of Dead (2022, Iran)
  79. Sanjeevan (2022, India)
  80. Seventeen Days in the Crucible (2022, Ireland)
  81. Toolsidas Junior (2022, India)
  82. Billiards King of Northeast China (2023, China)
  83. Extreme Billiards: From Bar to Sport (2023, Italy, original title: Extreme Billiards: Dal Bar allo Sport)
  84. Hong Kong Masters 2022 (2023, Hong Kong)
  85. Nine Ball (2023)
  86. Break (2024)
  87. Extraction USA (2024)
  88. Night To Be Gone (2024, Germany)
  89. Snooker Man (2024, UK)
  90. Tale of Texas Pool, The (2024)
  91. Bilyarista (2025, Philippines)
  92. Mirrors in Triumph (2025, Canada)
  93. Mr Doom: Behind the 8 Ball (2025, UK)
  94. 96 Pounds of Dynamite (2026)
  95. Behind the 8 Ball (2026)
  96. 8 Ball (Post-Production)
  97. White (Post-Production, UK)
  98. Louie and the Preacher Cue (Production)
  99. Queens of 147, The (Production, UK/China)
  100. 8 Ball: A Pool Hall Western (Pre-Production)
  101. Cue Queens (Pre-Production)
  102. Girls Can’t Play Pool (Pre-Production)
  103. Life Behind the Eight Ball (Pre-Production)Ride the 9
  104. Master (Pre-Production, Vietnam, original title: Cao Thủ)
  105. Pool Game, The (Pre-Production)
  106. Sapphire (Pre-Production)
  107. Shutout (Pre-Production)
  108. Untitled Snooker Project, The (Pre-Production, Thailand)
  109. Bred in Manila (Unrealized, Philippines)
  110. Fisher Queens, The (Unrealized, UK)
  111. From Hustler to Champion (Unrealized)
  112. Raising the Hustler (Unrealized)
  113. Rematch, The (Unrealized, UK)
  114. Ride the 9 (Unrealized)

Every Billiards Short Film

  1. Calino joue au billard (1910, France)
  2. Devil’s Billiards Table, The (1910, France)Tom & Jerry - Cartoon Billiards
  3. Billiards Mad (1912, UK)
  4. Boireau est fort au billard (1913, France)
  5. Game of Pool, A (1913)
  6. Pool Sharks (1915)
  7. Pool Plunge, A (1920)
  8. Ko-Ko Plays Pool (1927)
  9. Small Fry (1939)
  10. Take a Cue (1939)
  11. Champion of the Cue (1945)
  12. Q-Men (1945 est.)
  13. Solid Ivory (1947)
  14. Tom and Jerry, “Cue Ball Cat” (1950)
  15. Frighty Cat (1958)
  16. Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)
  17. Billiard Room, The (1972, Australia)
  18. Schoolhouse Rock!, “Naughty Number Nine” (1973)
  19. O’Reilly’s Luck (1989, New Zealand)
  20. El Billar (1990, Argentina)
  21. Pichitas: A Costa Rican Pool Documentary (1992)
  22. History of Pool, The (1994)
  23. Lemon Tree Billiards House (1996)
  24. Eight Ball (1999)
  25. Gamblin’ (2000)
  26. Snooker (2000, UK)
  27. Chalk Up, The (2003, Ireland)
  28. Game of Pool, A (2004)
  29. Boogie Billiards (2005)
  30. Snookered (2005, UK)
  31. For the Best (2006)
  32. 8 Ball (2007)
  33. Fratelli Breaks (2007)
  34. Nineball (2007, Philippines)Death Billiards - Billiards Movie
  35. Finale (2008, Netherlands)
  36. Last One Standing (2008)
  37. Nine-ball (2008, Sweden)
  38. Rack ‘Em Up (2008)
  39. Scratch (2008)
  40. Aiming Line (2009)
  41. Pool Talk (2009)
  42. Day Lufberry Won It All, The (2010)
  43. Game of Pool, A (2010)
  44. Precision (2010, India)
  45. 8 Ball (2011)
  46. Balaclava (2011, UK)
  47. Biljardkungen (2011, Sweden)The Cuemaker - Billiards Documentary
  48. Billiard Raum (2011, Germany)
  49. Pool and Life (2011)
  50. Pool Shark Precepts (2011)
  51. Small Time Hustle (2011)
  52. 8-Ball (2012, Australia)
  53. 9 Ball (2012, Spain)
  54. Black Ball (2012, Canada)
  55. Break (2012, Czech Republic)
  56. Cuemaker, The (2012)
  57. Discover Science, “Let’s Play Long Billiards” (2012)
  58. Hi-Run (2012)
  59. Inside Pocket (2012)
  60. Long Inside Angle Shot (2012, South Korea)
  61. Milhões & Bilhares (2012, Brazil)
  62. 8 Ball (2013)
  63. Among the Stars (2013)
  64. Billiard Ball, The (2013)
  65. Billiards Baby (2013, China)
  66. Black Balled (2013)
  67. Bola 8 (2013, Spain)
  68. Chalked (2013?)
  69. Cue (2013, UK)
  70. Death Billiards (2013, Japan)billiards short films
  71. Hustle, The (2013, Australia)
  72. Hustler, The (2013)
  73. Killer Cueball (2013)
  74. New York Billiards (2013, Germany)
  75. Players, The (2013)
  76. Angel, The (2014, UK)
  77. Pool (2014, Belgium)
  78. Snookered (2014, UK)
  79. Takes Two to Hustle (2014, Canada)
  80. 9Ball (2015, Australia)
  81. Bill E. Yards (2015)
  82. Break, The (2015, UK)
  83. By the Baize (2015, India)
  84. Detours (2015, Italy)
  85. Dette D’Amour (2015, France)
  86. En Su Lugar (2015, Mexico)Maltempo - billiards short film
  87. Extended Rest (2015, UK)
  88. Greetings from the Last Stop Tavern (2015)
  89. If These Balls Could Talk (2015)
  90. Lose Your Cool (2015)
  91. Pool (2015, Canada)
  92. Pool Hall (2015)
  93. Trick Shot (2015)
  94. Billiardo (2016, Palestine)
  95. Breakin Balls (2016)
  96. Dirty Pool (2016, Canada)
  97. Eight Ball (2016)
  98. Inglourious Billiards (2016, Brazil)
  99. Le Billard (2016, France)
  100. Maltempo (2016, Argentina)
  101. Midnight Pool Room (2016, China)
  102. Money Shot (2016)
  103. Steve Davis: Snookerstar DJ (2016, UK)
  104. Drop Pocket (2017, Australia)
  105. Game (2017, Cameroon)
  106. Pool (2017, UK)
  107. Real Hustler, The (2017, Canada)
  108. Two-Fifty (2017)
  109. Unknown Life (2017, Armenia)
  110. Biljar (2018, Croatia)
  111. Billiard Shot, The (2018, Canada)
  112. Break and Run (2018)
  113. Break Shot (2018, UK)
  114. Eight (2018)
  115. Fresh Green (2018)
  116. Penance (2018, Canada)
  117. Saneliso (2018)
  118. Sharks (2018)
  119. Sinucada (2018, Brazil)
  120. Snookered (2018, Scotland)
  121. 8 (2019)
  122. Behind the Eight Ball (2019)
  123. Fair Play (2019, France)
  124. Gangster Odyssey: The Pool Game (2019)
  125. Hustle, The (2019)
  126. Mad Dogs (2019, UK)
  127. MLK: Pool Shark for the People (2019)
  128. Out of My League (2019)
  129. 8 Ball (2020)
  130. Billiards (2020)
  131. Billiards: A Short Film (2020)
  132. Break and Run (2020)
  133. Crucible, The (2020)
  134. First to 100 (or Once Upon a Time… at the Billiards Table) (2020)
  135. Last Hustler, The (2020)
  136. Petrichor (2020, UK)
  137. Touching the Blue (2020, UK)
  138. Balls (2021)
  139. Behind the 8-Ball (2021)
  140. Billiards (2021, Turkey)
  141. Chalk (2021)
  142. El Joc (2021, Spain)
  143. Finding Gravity (2021)Petrichor - billiards short film
  144. Solo Una Mas (2021, Spain)
  145. Containing Safety (2022, UK)
  146. Eight Ball (2022)
  147. Filotto! Cronaca di una vittoria (2022, Italy)
  148. Flashes (2022, UK)
  149. Pancakes (2022)
  150. Trick Shot (2022, UK)
  151. Ballad of Rich and Champ, The (2023)
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  152. Bar de Tiburones (2023)
  153. Caligo Cuckoo, The (2023)
  154. L’otto Nero (2023, Italy)
  155. Pool (2023, Austria)
  156. Scratch (2023)
  157. Smoking Dolphins (2023, UK)
  158. Spiel des Lieben (2023, Germany)
  159. Tamatsuki’s Dream (2023, Japan, original title: Tamatsuki no Yume)
  160. Behind the 8-Ball (2024)
  161. Corner Pocket (2024)
  162. Face Cachée (2024, Canada)
  163. Game of Pool, A (2024)
  164. Scratch (2024)
  165. Shaughnessy Standard, The (2024)
  166. 8 Ball Fool (2025)
  167. Billar Durango (2025, Mexico)
  168. Más Allá del Billar (2025, Argentina)
  169. Rack ‘Em Up (2025)
  170. Beating People with a Stick (2026)
  171. Before the Break: An APA Documentary (2026)
  172. Billiards (2026)
  173. Eight Ball (2026)
  174. Magic 8 (2026, UK)
  175. Snooker (2026, Australia)
  176. Snooker (TBD, Hong Kong)
  177. Pool Hall Hell (Post-Production)
  178. Breaking the Triangle (Pre-Production, UK)
  179. Hustle, The (Pre-Production)
  180. Billiardo (Unrealized)
  181. Billiards Boy vs. Dr. Pool (Unrealized)
  182. Manitoba Sharks (Unrealized, Canada)
  183. Potting Black (Unrealized, UK)

Every Billiards Web Series and Micro-Drama

  1. Danny & Daddy, “Billiard Balls?” (2006, Spain)
  2. Odd Noggin Land, “Pool Shark” (2009)14 Days Great Pool Experiment - billiards movies
  3. Kiss of Death (2010)
  4. 8 for Vegas (2012)
  5. Sharks (2012)
  6. 14 Days – The Great Pool Experiment (2013, ongoing)
  7. Benrat, “Billiards” (2013, China)
  8. Dude Perfect, “Pool Trick Shots” (2014)
  9. Break, The (2015)
  10. Vid & Limone, “Pool Sharks” (2015, UK)
  11. Bromance, “The Bromance Boys Play Pool” (2016)
  12. Gotham City Grind (2016)
  13. Pleasant Goat, “The Focus is Billiards” (2016, China)
  14. Pool’s Way Out Da Hood, A (2016)
  15. Super-Fan Builds, “Legend of Zelda Pool Table” (2016)
  16. Dude Perfect, “Pool Trick Shots 2” (2017)Behind the Black Eight
  17. Pool in the Hood (2019)
  18. Make or Break: The World Snooker Tour (2021, UK)
  19. SML, “Jeffy the Pool Shark” (2022)
  20. Rattic the Mini, “The Billiards” (2023, Russia)
  21. Behind the Black Eight (~ 2025, China)
  22. Break Shot: Rise Again (2025, China)
  23. Breaking the Cue (2025)
  24. Carom on Call (~ 2025, China)
  25. Cue the Champion (2025, China)
  26. Dad Was the Cue King (~ 2025, China)
  27. Eight Ball Vendetta (~ 2025, China)
  28. For My Son: The Final Break (~ 2025, China)
  29. Got My Ex’s Ball in Hand (2025)
  30. I’m a Big Shot in the Pool World (~ 2025, China)
  31. Little Pool God, The (~ 2025, China)

Every Billiards TV Episode and Series

  1. Colonel Humphrey Flack, “The 8-Ball and the Side Pocket” (1953)
  2. Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, “Pool Table” (1956)
  3. Goldbergs, The, “Bad Companions” (1956)
  4. Honeymooners, The, “Opportunity Knocks But” (1956)
  5. Honeymooners, The, “The Bensonhurst Bomber” (1956)
  6. To Tell the Truth (with Willie Mosconi) (1958)
  7. Alcoa Theatre, “Goodbye Johnny” (1959)
  8. Mr. Lucky, “That Stands for Pool” (1959)
  9. Ten-Twenty (1959)
  10. Shotgun Slade, “The Pool Shark” (1960)
  11. Rifleman, The, “Shattered Idol” (1961)Ed the Pool Player
  12. Twilight Zone, “A Game of Pool” (1961)
  13. Dick Van Dyke Show, The, “Hustling the Hustler” (1962)
  14. I’ve Got a Secret (with Willie Mosconi) (1962)
  15. What’s My Line? (with Willie Mosconi) (1962)
  16. Bonanza, “A Man to Admire” (1964)
  17. Mr. Ed, “Ed the Pool Player” (1964)
  18. Dr. Kildare, “Fathers and Daughters,” “A Gift of Love,” “The Tent Dwellers” and “Going Home” (1965)
  19. I’ve Got a Secret (with Bill Staton) (1965)
  20. My Living Doll, “Pool Shark” (1965)
  21. What’s My Line? (with Minnesota Fats) (1965)
  22. Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, The, “The Game Room” (1966)
  23. Get Smart, “The Dead Spy Scrawls” (1966)
  24. Hazel, “Hazel’s Free Enterprise” (1966)
  25. I’ve Got a Secret (with Jean Balukas) (1966)
  26. My Three Sons, “Charley, the Pigeon” (1966)
  27. Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, “The Lady is My Wife” (1967)
  28. Lucy Show, The, “Lucy and the Pool Hustler” (1967)
  29. Minnesota Fats Hustles the Pros (1967)
  30. Celebrity Billiards with Minnesota Fats (1968)
  31. Ironside, “Side Pocket” (1968)
  32. Love, American Style, “Love and the Hustler” (1969)
  33. Flying Nun, The, “Armando and the Pool Table” (1970)
  34. I Dream of Jeannie, “Help, Help, a Shark” (1970)
  35. Steptoe and Son, “Pot Black” (1970, UK)
  36. Mission: Impossible, “Break!” (1972)
  37. All in the Family, “Archie is Cursed” (1973)
  38. Beachcombers, The, “Pool Shark” (1973, Canada)
  39. Odd Couple, The, “The Hustler” (1973)
  40. Rookies, The, “Easy Money” (1973)
  41. Sanford & Son, “A House is not a Poolroom” (1973)Celebrity Billiards
  42. Brady Bunch, The, “The Hustler” (1974)
  43. Gunsmoke, “Cowtown Hustler” (1974)
  44. Centre Play, “Snooker” (1975, UK)
  45. Waltons, The, “The Song” (1975)
  46. This Is Your Life, “Ray Reardon” (1976, UK)
  47. Eureka!, “Kinetic Energy” (1978, Canada)
  48. Out of the Blue, “The Hustle” (1979)
  49. This Is Your Life, “Terry Griffiths” (1980, UK)
  50. This Is Your Life, “Alex Higgins” (1981, UK)
  51. Dukes of Hazzard, The, “A Little Game of Pool” (1982)
  52. New Odd Couple, The, “The Hustler” (1982)
  53. Terry and June, “Snookered” (1982, UK)
  54. Fall Guy, The, “Eight Ball” (1983)
  55. Give Us a Break (1983, UK)
  56. Ever Decreasing Circles, “Snooker” (1984, UK)
  57. Mortimer’s Path, “Snookered” (1984, New Zealand)
  58. Pot the Question (1984, UK)
  59. Adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, The, “Double or Nothing” (1985)
  60. Mr. Belvedere, “Tornado” (1985)
  61. Step by Step, “Hello, Mr. Chips” (1985)
  62. This Is Your Life, “Dennis Taylor” (1985, UK)
  63. This Is Your Life, “Joe Johnson” (1986, UK)
  64. Silver Spoons, “Edward’s Big Adventure” (1987)
  65. Sledge Hammer!, “The Color of Hammer” (1987)
  66. SuperGran, “Supergran Snookered” (1987, UK)
  67. Wind in the Willows, The, “Champion of the Green Baize” (1987, UK)
  68. City Hunter, “Mokkori Is the Best Medicine: A Pool Shot to a Pretty Hustler’s Heart” (1988, Japan)
  69. Monsters, “Pool Sharks” (1988)
  70. Pick Pockets (1988, UK)
  71. Who’s the Boss?, “The Two Tonys” (1988)
  72. American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts, “Third and Oak: The Pool Hall” (1989)
  73. Friday the 13th, “Wedding Bell Blues” (1989)
  74. Small Wonder, “Minnesota Vicki” (1989)
  75. Twilight Zone, The, “A Game of Pool” (1989, remake)Nine Ball - Billiards TV
  76. Family Matters, “Fast Eddie Winslow” (1990)
  77. Quantum Leap, “Pool Hall Blues” (1990)
  78. This Is Your Life, “Stephen Hendry” (1990, UK)
  79. Big Break (1991-2002, UK)
  80. Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The, “Banks Shot” (1991)
  81. Full House, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” (1991)
  82. Married With Children, “Cheese, Cues and Blood” (1991)
  83. Top of the Heap, “Behind the Eight Ball” (1991)
  84. Major Dad, “We’ve Got Trouble” (1992)
  85. Red Shoe Diaries, “Double or Nothing” (1992)
  86. Lovejoy, “The Colour of Mary” (1993, UK)
  87. This Is Your Life, “Jimmy White” (1993, UK)
  88. Harry’s Mad, “Snookered” (1994, UK)
  89. Pat & Mat, “Billiard” (1994, Czech Republic)
  90. Living Single, “Another Saturday Night” (1995)
  91. Martin, “Martin in the Corner Pocket” (1995)
  92. Tenball (1995, UK)
  93. Boy Meets World, “City Slackers” (1996)
  94. Furniture to Go, “Pool Table” (1996)
  95. Malcolm & Eddie, “Do the K.C. Hustle” (1996)
  96. Saved by the Bell: The New Class, “Student Court” (1996)
  97. Steve Harvey Show, “Pool Sharks Git Bit” (1996)
  98. This Is Your Life, “John Virgo” (1996, UK)
  99. Crucible: 21 Years in the Frame, The (1997, UK)
  100. Hang Time, “Phenom Blues” (1998)Fear Factor
  101. Naked Truth, The, “Born To Be Wilde” (1998)
  102. Steve Harvey Show, “What You Won’t Cue For Love” (1998)
  103. Pretender, The, “Pool” (1999)
  104. Malcolm in the Middle, “Water Park” (2000)
  105. Rainbow Fish, “Pool Shark” (2000)
  106. Dharma & Greg, “Do the Hustle” (2001)
  107. Dog Eat Dog, “Beat the Shark” (2002)
  108. Fear Factor, “Billiards for Gross Eats” (2002)
  109. New Woody Woodpecker Show, “Cue the Pool Shark” (2002)
  110. Story of Snooker, The (2002, UK)
  111. When Snooker Ruled the World (2002, UK)
  112. Blank Surfaces, “Billiards as an Art Form” (2003)
  113. Jersey, The, “The New Kid in Town” (2003)
  114. Minute with Stan Hooper, A, “The Hustler” (2003)Ballbreakers - billiards TV show
  115. Murphy’s Law, “Manic Munday” (2003, UK)
  116. Prince of Tennis, “Prince of Billiards” (2003, Japan)
  117. Drake & Josh, “Pool Shark” (2004)
  118. Hands on History, “Billiards” (2004)
  119. Magpakailanman, “Nang Mangarap Ang Madyikero” (2004, Philippines)
  120. Nine-Ball (2004, Taiwan)
  121. Ballbreakers (2005)
  122. Genuine Article, The, “Puzzles and Pool Cues” (2005)
  123. Bikini Pool Shark (2006)
  124. First 48, The, “Family Affair/The Hustler” (2006)
  125. How It’s Made, “Air filters, Billiards cues…” (2006, Canada)
  126. How It’s Made, “Ropes, billiard tables, sailboards, cymbals” (2006, Canada)
  127. Bernard, “Billiards” (late 2000s, South Korea)
  128. ChuckleVision, “Big Break” (2007, UK)
  129. SuperNormal, “Earth Ball, Corner Pocket” (2007, UK)
  130. Gary Unmarried, “Gary Gets His Stuff Back” (2008)
  131. Table Plays, “The Waiting Game” (2008, New Zealand)
  132. Time Warp, “Samurai Sword Master” (2008)
  133. 1000 Ways to Die, “Death Over Easy: #625 Midnight Choker” (2009)
  134. American Chopper, “Jeanette Lee Black Widow Bike” (2009)
  135. Cake Boss, “Painters, Pool & Pink” (2009)
  136. Cold Case, “November 22” (2009)
  137. Color Splash, “Game On!” (2009)
  138. KikiOriki, “The Game Must Go On” (2009, Russia)
  139. King of Snooker (2009, Hong Kong)Community - Billiards TV
  140. Auction Kings, “Rolling Stone Snooker Table/Aliens” (2010)
  141. Community, “Physical Education” (2010)
  142. Shaun the Sheep, “Shaun Goes Potty” (2010)
  143. Chicken Stew, “Blame it on Billiards” (2011, China)
  144. Construction Intervention, “Guys and Dolls Billiards” (2011)
  145. Dragon Snooker (2011, China)
  146. Hiccups, “Car Pool” (2011, Canada)
  147. High Kick 3, “Episode 40” (2011, South Korea)
  148. Wicked Attraction, “Lesbians and the Little Man” (2011)
  149. America’s Most Wanted, “Cyber Tracker” (2012)
  150. Storage Wars: Texas, “Jenny Bears All” (2012)
  151. Bar Rescue, “Empty Pockets” (2013)
  152. Lucky Break (2013, Ireland)
  153. Mansome, “Billiards: Choose a Cue, Rack, Break” (2013)
  154. Restaurant Stakeout, “Joe Broadway’s or Bust” (2013)
  155. You, Me & Them, “The Legend of Old McCreadie” (2013, UK)
  156. Castle, “Clear and Present Danger” (2014)
  157. CSI, “Dead Rails” (2014)
  158. Fairy Tail, “Moulin Rouge” (2014, Japan)
  159. Let’s Talk English, “Billiards” (2014, Canada)Fairy Tail
  160. Magic Kaito 1412, “Hustler vs Magician” (2014, Japan)
  161. Mystery Diners, “Behind the Eight Ball” (2014)
  162. Nina & the Neurons – Get Sporty, “Snooker” (2014, Scotland)
  163. Roy, “Snookered” (2014, Ireland)
  164. Snapped: Killer Couples, “Poirier/Upton” (2014)
  165. Meus Dias de Rock, “Farrapo Picadiero Show” (2015, Brazil)
  166. “The Hustlers” (2015)
  167. Bunk’d, “Treehouse of Terror” (2016)
  168. Fresh Off the Boat, “Keep ‘Em Separated” (2016)
  169. Handcrafted America, “Woven Rugs, Sunglasses and Billiard Tables” (2016)
  170. Machines: How They Work, “Pool Tables, Gas Fired Boilers and Shopping Carts” (2016)
  171. Mavericks, The, “The Snooker Mavericks” (2016, UK)
  172. Stone House Revival, “1760 Classic Colonial Parlor” (2016)
  173. American Inventions, “The Bow, Ferrofluid, The Billiard Table” (2017)
  174. Bar Rescue, “The Unlucky Leprechaun” (2017)
  175. Brojects: In The House, “Dining Pool Table” (2017)
  176. Mysteries at the Museum, “Transatlantic Zeppelin” (2017)
  177. Ronnie O’Sullivan’s American Hustle (2017, UK)
  178. Timber Kings, “Behind the 8 Ball” (2017, Canada)
  179. Big Trouble at Barney’s (2018)
  180. Drama Stage, “Not Played” (2018, South Korea)
  181. Masha and the Bear, “That’s Your Cue” (2018, Russia)
  182. Mysteries at the Museum, “Lunar Fender Bender, Opera Angels and Billiard Balls” (2018)
  183. Shark, “Room 104” (2018)
  184. In a Man’s World, “Emily” (2019)
  185. Motu Patlu, “Motu Ka Billiards” (2020, India)
  186. Supernatural, “The Gamblers” (2020)
  187. Bar Rescue, “Behind the Eight Ball” (2021)
  188. Gods of Snooker (2021, UK)
  189. L.O.V.E. Story: Inside Out, “Ready, Cue, Pocket Billiard” (2021, South Korea)
  190. 60 Minutes, “The French President, Return to Gorongosa, The South Dakota Kid” (2022)
  191. Bolera (2022, Philippines)
  192. No Manner Sports: Neighborhood Billiards (2022, South Korea)
  193. Aces, The (2023, Indonesia)theaces.1
  194. Amidst a Snowstorm of Love (2024, China)
  195. Good Times, “Meet the Evans Now” (2024)
  196. Hustlers Gamblers Crooks, “$4.5 Million Gamble” (2024)
  197. Hustlers Gamblers Crooks, “Bet Everything on Red” (2024)
  198. Salah, “Just Wanna Say I Love You” (2024, Indonesia)
  199. Belfort & Lupin, “Billiards on the Move” (2025, France)
  200. Teen Titans Go!, “Pool Shark” (2025)
  201. Billiard Baby (2026)
  202. Grace the Table (2026)
  203. Ludwig, “Season 2, Episode 4” (2026, UK)
  204. Master, The (Production, Turkey, original title: Usta)
  205. Big Break (Pre-Production, UK)
  206. Billiards: Year One (Pre-Production)
  207. American Road Player (Unrealized)
  208. Diaries of Pool Hustlers (Unrealized)
  209. Pool Hustlers, The (Unrealized)
  210. Pool, Poker & Pain (Unrealized)
  211. She Sharks (Unrealized)
  212. Ultimate Pool Sharks (Unrealized)

Every Billiards TV Sketch Episode

  1. Harry Tate, “Billiards” (1934, UK)
  2. Red Skelton Show, The, “The Bums Rush” (1952)
  3. Colgate Comedy Hour, The, “Pool Hall” (1955)
  4. Take a Good Look (1960)
  5. Turn-On (1969)
  6. Benny Hill Show, The, “Spot Black” (1973, UK)
  7. Tommy Cooper Hour, The, “Tommy Cooper’s Christmas” (1973, UK)
  8. Carol Burnett Show, The, “1908 World Championship Match” (1978)
  9. Laugh-In, “Season 1, Episode 5” (1978)
  10. SCTV, “Mellonville Billiard Championship” (1978, Canada)
  11. Muppet Show, The, “Cross Country Billiards” (1980)
  12. Morecambe & Wise Show, The, “1981 Christmas Show” (1981, UK)
  13. Not the Nine O’Clock News, “Smith and Jones: Snooker Tournament” (1981, UK)
  14. Cannon & Ball Show, The, “Invisible Snooker” (1982, UK)Van Hammersly
  15. New Show, The, “The Hustler” (1984)
  16. Saturday Live, “Pot Snooker” (1986, UK)
  17. Spitting Image, “Steve Davis Rap” (1986, UK)
  18. Saturday Night Live, “The Hustler of Money” (1987)
  19. Bit of Fry and Laurie, A, “Billiards” (1990, UK)
  20. Top Lista Nadrealista, “[unknown]” (1991, Yugoslavia)
  21. Late Show, The, “1992 Pot Black Championships: Eddie Charlton v Mick Molloy” (1992, Australia)
  22. Full Frontal, “Parko’s Good Sports: Snooker” (mid-’90s, Australia)
  23. Fast Show, The, “Snooker Shaft” (1996, UK)
  24. Mr. Show, “Van Hammersly” (1996)
  25. Hale & Pace, “Episode 9.3” (1997, UK)
  26. Chewin’ the Fat, “Ford and Greg on the Couch” (1999, Scotland)
  27. Mad TV, “The Hustler” (1999)
  28. That Mitchell and Webb Look, “Snooker Commentators” (2007, UK)
  29. Adam and Dave, “Pool Pool – Unreel Sports #11” (2008, Canada)
  30. Wrong Door, The, “Snooker Hall” (2008, UK)
  31. Saturday Night Live, “ESPN Classic: 1991 Ladies Billiards Tournament” (2009)
  32. Key and Peele, “Pussy on the Chain Wax” (2013)
  33. Birthday Boys, The, “The Greatest Game of Pool I Ever Saw” (2014)
  34. Diddy TV, “Let It Go” (2016, UK)
  35. Comedy Central Stand-Up, Asia!, “Mini-Billiards” (Singapore)
  36. Russ Abbot Show, The, “Snooker” (UK)

Every Billiards Professional Profile

  1. Willie Mosconi Story: A Pete Smith Specialty, The (1952)
  2. Columbia World of Sports: The Willie Hoppe Story (1954)
  3. Wilson Jones (1971, India)
  4. Hurricane Higgins (1972, UK)
  5. Raymond Ceulemans (1977, Belgium)
  6. Sultan of Snooker: The Story of a Champion – Joe Davis (1977, UK)
  7. Walter Lindrum: Billiards Phenomenon (1986, Australia)Jeanette Lee Vs
  8. Hurricane’s Wake (1988, UK)
  9. Alex Higgins: I’m No Angel (1991, UK)
  10. Jimmy White: Close to the Wind (1994, UK)
  11. Mark Selby: Life of a World Champion (1995, UK)
  12. Alex Higgins: Rebel Without a Pause (1997, UK)
  13. Like a Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story (2001, UK)
  14. Alex Higgins: Blood, Sweat & Tears (2005, UK)
  15. Jimmy White: The One and Only (2008, UK)
  16. Probe Profiles, “Efren Reyes” (2009, Philippines)
  17. Alex Higgins: The People’s Champion (2010, UK)
  18. Chasing Wincardona (2013)
  19. Strickland Story, The (2013)
  20. Ali Carter: The Unbeatable (2014, UK)
  21. South Dakota Kid: The Shane Van Boeing Story (2014)
  22. Enter the Dragon: China’s Snooker Star (2017, UK)
  23. 30 for 30, “Jeanette Lee Vs.” (2022)
  24. Ray Reardon: The Welsh Master (2022, UK)
  25. Ronnie O’Sullivan: Seventh Heaven (2022, UK)
  26. Ronnie O’Sullivan: The Edge of Everything (2023, UK)
  27. Matchroom: The Greatest Showman (2025, UK)
  28. Barry and Eddie Hearn: untitled biopic (Pre-Production, UK)
  29. Cisero Murphy Untold Story (Pre-Production)
  30. Kid Delicious: untitled limited series (Pre-Production)

 

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34 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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