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The Gambler

Cast

Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Michael Kenneth Williams View All


Crew

William Monahan (Screenplay), James Toback (Story), Rupert Wyatt (Director) View All

Release: Dec. 25th, 2014
Runtime: 1 hour, 51 minutes
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.
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The Sci-Fi Slob
What the motivation is for his behavior is anyone's guess: rebelling against his wealthy upbringing, living inline with his chaos theory-like, nihilistic, bullsh1t philosophy of life...
mrtylerdurden
There were scenes that I'm glad I got to see, like Jessica Lange's scenes, John Goodman's scenes, and the scenes of Whalberg in the classroom.
Ikkegoemikke
Enough movies were made that shed a light on this issue and eventually you expect while watching such a movie, that feeling will come over you that resembles that of the addict while he's trying to make a profit at the gambling table.


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