The Gambler

26/3/2015 1h 51m 6.0/10

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.

Director

Tracy Scott

Top Billed Cast

Mark Wahlberg

Jim Bennett

John Goodman

Frank

Brie Larson

Amy Phillips

George Kennedy

Jessica Lange

Roberta

Michael Kenneth Williams

Neville Baraka

Reviews

Gimly

1/20/2019

4/10

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._