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The Gambler
The only way out is all in
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.
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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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.
More about The Gambler
Cast
Mark WahlbergJim Bennett
John GoodmanFrank
Brie LarsonAmy Phillips
Michael Kenneth WilliamsNeville Baraka
George KennedyEd
Jessica LangeRoberta
Richard SchiffJeweler
Andre BraugherDean FullerCredits
- Directed by
- Rupert Wyatt
- Written by
- William Monahan
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $25M
- Box office
- $39.2M
Production
Paramount PicturesUnited States- Closest to the Hole ProductionsUnited States
- Leverage EntertainmentUnited States
Winkler FilmsUnited States
