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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.
Theatrical
Dec 25, 2014
Box Office
$39.2M
Budget
$25.0M
Return
1.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 26, 2002
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures, Closest to the Hole Productions, Leverage Entertainment, Winkler Films
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →M
Mark Wahlberg
Jim Bennett
J
John Goodman
Frank
Brie Larson
Amy Phillips
M
Michael Kenneth Williams
Neville Baraka
G
George Kennedy
Ed
J
Jessica Lange
Roberta
R
Richard Schiff
Jeweler
A
Andre Braugher
Dean Fuller
E
Emory Cohen
Dexter
D
Domenick Lombardozzi
Big Ernie
A
Alvin Ing
Mister Lee
D
Da'Vone McDonald
Neville's Muscle
G
Griffin Cleveland
Young Jim
O
Omar Leyva
Valet
S
Steve Park
Number 2
C
Chil Kong
Blackjack Dealer #1
A
Amin Joseph
Neville's Bookkeeper
C
Cjon Saulsberry
Neville's Posse
T
Teebone Mitchell
Neville's Posse
L
Lauren Weedman
Banker
