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The Gambler
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The Gambler

The only way out is all in
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User Score1,575 ratings
TMDB 6.016+20141h 51mEnglish
ThrillerCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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 WyattFrom TMDB credits
Studio
Paramount Pictures4 production companies
Release
December 25, 2014Released
Box Office
$39MBudget $25M

Top Cast

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Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg
Jim Bennett
John Goodman
John Goodman
Frank
Brie Larson
Brie Larson
Amy Phillips
Michael Kenneth Williams
Michael Kenneth Williams
Neville Baraka
George Kennedy
George Kennedy
Ed
Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange
Roberta
Richard Schiff
Richard Schiff
Jeweler
Andre Braugher
Andre Braugher
Dean Fuller

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Reviews

From TMDB users
Gimly
Jan 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._

Kris_12
Jan 30, 2019

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 <a href="http://www.anniegetyourgunthemusical.com/">gold casino reviews</a> 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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