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The Gambler (2014)

The Gambler (2014)

Drama Crime Thriller

The only way out is all in

Release Date: 2014, December 25
Directors: Rupert Wyatt
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures, Closest to the Hole Productions, Leverage Entertainment, Winkler Films
Cast: Brie Larson, Emory Cohen, Mark Wahlberg, Simon Rhee, Leland Orser, Richard Schiff, Teebone Mitchell, John Goodman, Steve Park, Jacob Bertrand, Michael Kenneth Williams, Amin Joseph

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.

Keywords:

gambling gun reflective professor beating gambler loan shark