Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 tuition as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor to a small but secretive club of five students, Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa to count cards at blackjack.
Directed by Robert Luketic
friendship
card game
casino
gambling
professor
harvard university
cohabitant
college
girlfriend
studies
dormitory
blackjack
las vegas
furious
ghoulish
Rank
#122 in 2008·#6148 overall
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Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
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Cast
Jim Sturgess
Ben Campbell
Kevin Spacey
Micky Rosa
Kate Bosworth
Jill Taylor
Aaron Yoo
Choi
Liza Lapira
Kianna
Jacob Pitts
Fisher
Laurence Fishburne
Cole Williams
Jack McGee
Terry
Josh Gad
Miles
Sam Golzari
Cam
Helen Carey
Ellen Campbell
Jack Gilpin
Bob Phillips
Crew
Robert Luketic
Director
Peter Steinfeld
Screenplay
Allan Loeb
Screenplay
Elliot Graham
Editor
Russell Carpenter
Director of Photography
Michael De Luca
Producer
Dana Brunetti
Producer
Brett Ratner
Executive Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh
Executive Producer
Luca Mosca
Costume Design
Ben Mezrich
Novel
Francine Maisler
Casting
Popular Reviews
1383 reviews
Andrew OCPRO
8.9★ · 04/03/11
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Benbryer
6.0★ · 02/24/25
What’s Kevin doing with all these students
Who? Not our Kevin
What’s Kevin doing with all these students
Who? Not our Kevin
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Victoria
7.7★ · 11/28/25
when THAT moment (if you’ve seen it you know what i’m talking about) came, i told my dad and brother “okay now i’m LOCKED IN” and sat up in my chair because damn i didn’t expect that
when THAT moment (if you’ve seen it you know what i’m talking about) came, i told my dad and brother “okay now i’m LOCKED IN” and sat up in my chair because damn i didn’t expect that