Although baccarat can be easily understood if one just has the desire to play the game, it is not as popular as other card games such as poker and blackjack. It seldom gets featured in movies and in television. The unpopularity can also be probably because of the simplicity of the game play.
Baccarat is the much-used game in the original James Bond stories. The fictional character created by Ian Fleming plays the card game in many of his novels. The most notable of which is during the first publication of “Casino Royale” in 1953 where Bond can be seen playing with Le Chiffre, an operative of Soviet’s SMERSH.

The 1967 film version of “Casino Royale” was perhaps the movie that featured baccarat with the most details. Other Bond films where the game appeared was GoldenEye, Dr. No, For Your Eyes Only and Thunderball. It was a big disappointment for baccarat enthusiasts when Texas Hold ‘Poker was chosen to replace the less popular card game in the 2006 remake of “Casino Royale”.

During the Beatlemania era, a movie which featured the four members of The Beatles was released. “A Hard Day’s Night” was shown in theatres during the height of the popularity of history’s best-selling band in 1964.  In the movie, Paul McCartney’s grandfather John is seen always playing the baccarat in a rich new casino. He wins a huge sum of money despite not being well-versed in the game.

The latest movie that features baccarat is “Rush Hour 3”. Chris Tucker’s character Carter tries to play the game in the hope of getting the heart of a girl named Genevieve. He does not have much knowledge about the game so he mistakes three Kings as a winning hand when in fact was the worst hand being valued at zero.