The Gambler

12/25/20141h 51m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The only way out is all in ~

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.

Director:

Rupert Wyatt

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$25,000,000.00

Revenue:

$39,171,130.00

Key words:

gambling
gun
professor
beating
gambler
loan shark
reflective

Cast

Mark Wahlberg

~ as ~

Jim Bennett

John Goodman

~ as ~

Frank

Brie Larson

~ as ~

Amy Phillips

Michael Kenneth Williams

~ as ~

Neville Baraka

George Kennedy

~ as ~

Jessica Lange

~ as ~

Roberta

Richard Schiff

~ as ~

Jeweler

Andre Braugher

~ as ~

Dean Fuller

Emory Cohen

~ as ~

Dexter

Domenick Lombardozzi

~ as ~

Big Ernie

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Reviews (3)

Gimly
Written 6 year(s) ago
4
Marky Mark try'na sell a watch to a stereotype made me kinda shame-laugh, and the last act was an improvement on the first two, but The Gambler is not something I would recommend to, realistically, anyone at all.

Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
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Kris_12
Written 6 year(s) ago
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As for me, that one-time film. It is interesting, it shows a great picture but that's all. I think that this film could be better if producer read more gold casino reviews and understand who are the true gamblers and how they think. But it is a good movie and if you don`t have what to watch in the evening you could watch that film.
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Narate
Written 6 month(s) ago
6
"You're born as a man with the nerves of a soldier, the apprehension of an angel."

This movie works in some parts, and is messy in others. It's like a car crash I can't seem to avoid watching. I enjoy the gambling parts but have a hard time understanding the reason for his lunacy.