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The Gambler

Release Date:December 25, 2014

Running Time:111 min

Genres:Drama, Thriller, Crime

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Cast

Mark Wahlberg John Goodman Brie Larson Michael Kenneth Williams George Kennedy Jessica Lange Richard Schiff Andre Braugher Emory Cohen Domenick Lombardozzi Anthony Kelley Alvin Ing

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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.

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