Movie
The Gambler
Overview
Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.
Details
- Release date
- 2014-12-25
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Closest to the Hole Productions, Leverage Entertainment, Winkler Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Mark Wahlberg as Jim Bennett
- John Goodman as Frank
- Brie Larson as Amy Phillips
- Michael Kenneth Williams as Neville Baraka
- George Kennedy as Ed
- Jessica Lange as Roberta
- Richard Schiff as Jeweler
- Andre Braugher as Dean Fuller
- Emory Cohen as Dexter
- Domenick Lombardozzi as Big Ernie
- Anthony Kelley as Lamar Allen
- Alvin Ing as Mister Lee
Crew
- Rupert Wyatt - Director
- William Monahan - Screenplay
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