The Gambler (2014)

The only way out is all in

Movie · Thriller, Crime, Drama · 1h 51m · Rated 6.1/10 on TMDB · Released December 25, 2014

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.

Directed by Rupert Wyatt

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

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