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A remake of the 1974 film based on Dostoevsky's novel, starring Mark Wahlberg as a gambling professor who owes money to loan sharks and faces danger. The film features the final performance of George Kennedy and explores themes of excellence, addiction and fate.
The Gambler: Directed by Rupert Wyatt. With Mark Wahlberg, George Kennedy, Griffin Cleveland, Jessica Lange. Literature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark.
- (74K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rupert Wyatt
- 2014-12-25
Nov 5, 2014 · Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral.
- 2 min
- 7.2M
- Rotten Tomatoes Trailers
He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his ...
- 3 min
- 156.7K
- Paramount Movies
Literature professor Jim Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) 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...
- (143)
- Rupert Wyatt
- R
- Mark Wahlberg
New York City English professor Axel Freed (James Caan) outwardly seems like an upstanding citizen. But privately Freed is in the clutches of a severe gambling addiction that...
- (11)
- Drama
- R
Literature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation, is his relationship with one of his students. Will Bennett risk his life for a second chance?
