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
gambling
gun
professor
beating
gambler
loan shark
reflective
Rank
#187 in 2014·#6784 overall
Trailer
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Letterboxd
2.9 / 5
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Cast
Mark Wahlberg
Jim Bennett
John Goodman
Frank
Brie Larson
Amy Phillips
Michael Kenneth Williams
Neville Baraka
George Kennedy
Ed
Jessica Lange
Roberta
Richard Schiff
Jeweler
Andre Braugher
Dean Fuller
Emory Cohen
Dexter
Domenick Lombardozzi
Big Ernie
Alvin Ing
Mister Lee
Da'Vone McDonald
Neville's Muscle
Crew
Rupert Wyatt
Director
William Monahan
Screenplay
Jon Brion
Original Music Composer
Greig Fraser
Director of Photography
Mark Wahlberg
Producer
Irwin Winkler
Producer
William Monahan
Executive Producer
James Toback
Executive Producer
Robert Chartoff
Producer
Jacqueline West
Costume Design
Michael Bauman
Gaffer
Rodriguez
Songs
Popular Reviews
156 reviews
Oscar
5.0★ · 05/18/26
It had potential but mark wahlberg was not the right choice +1 star for Common People and Outro by M83 -1 for not even having the song called The Gambler
It had potential but mark wahlberg was not the right choice +1 star for Common People and Outro by M83 -1 for not even having the song called The Gambler
Parker Jalbert
5.0★ · 03/29/26
“You're born as a man with the nerves of a soldier, the apprehension of an angel”
“You're born as a man with the nerves of a soldier, the apprehension of an angel”
Markus Boschman
7.0★ · 02/06/26
This was alright, nothing crazy about it besides John Goodman playing a mob boss. Which was an amazing performance
Not that much actual gambling
This was alright, nothing crazy about it besides John Goodman playing a mob boss. Which was an amazing performance