The Gambler

Dec 25, 2014

1h 51m

★ 6.0

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.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Closest to the Hole Productions

Leverage Entertainment

Winkler Films

The Gambler Trailers

Cast

Jim Bennett

Mark Wahlberg

Frank

John Goodman

Amy Phillips

Brie Larson

Neville Baraka

Michael Kenneth Williams

George Kennedy

Roberta

Jessica Lange

Jeweler

Richard Schiff

Dean Fuller

Andre Braugher

Dexter

Emory Cohen

Big Ernie

Domenick Lombardozzi

Lamar Allen

Anthony Kelley

Mister Lee

Alvin Ing

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