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The Gambler

R·2014·111m

Thriller

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Drama

Summary

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.

Cast

Mark Wahlberg

Jim Bennett

John Goodman

Frank

Brie Larson

Amy Phillips

Michael Kenneth Williams

Neville Baraka

George Kennedy

Jessica Lange

Roberta

Richard Schiff

Jeweler

Andre Braugher

Dean Fuller

Emory Cohen

Dexter

Domenick Lombardozzi

Big Ernie

Anthony Kelley

Lamar Allen

Alvin Ing

Mister Lee

Da'Vone McDonald

Neville's Muscle

Griffin Cleveland

Young Jim

Omar Leyva

Valet

Steve Park

Number 2

Chil Kong

Blackjack Dealer #1

Amin Joseph

Neville's Bookkeeper

Cjon Saulsberry

Neville's Posse

Teebone Mitchell

Neville's Posse

Lauren Weedman

Banker

Leland Orser

Larry Jones

Jasmond Carroll

Neville's Posse

Ria Wilkinson

Neville's Posse

Chanon Finley

Pole Dancer

Jacob Bertrand

Young Boy (uncredited)

Simon Rhee

Mister Lee's Heavy #2

Natalija Ugrina

Masseuse (uncredited)

Brooklynne James

Exotic Dancer Gigi (uncredited)

Erika Jordan

Erotic Dancer Salene (uncredited)

Paul Han

Underground Gambler (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Rupert Wyatt

Screenplay

William Monahan

Story

James Toback

Reviews

Ruuz

January 20, 2019

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._