The Gambler
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.
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Paramount Pictures, Closest to the Hole Productions, Leverage Entertainment, Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Mark Wahlberg as Jim Bennett, John Goodman as Frank, Brie Larson as Amy Phillips, Michael Kenneth Williams as Neville Baraka, Jessica Lange as Roberta, Da'Vone McDonald as Neville's Muscle, George Kennedy as Ed, Griffin Cleveland as Young Jim, Omar Leyva as Valet, Anthony Kelley as Lamar Allen, Steve Park as Number 2, Emory Cohen as Dexter, Chil Kong as Blackjack Dealer #1, Amin Joseph as Neville's Bookkeeper, Cjon Saulsberry as Neville's Posse, Teebone Mitchell as Neville's Posse, Lauren Weedman as Banker, Alvin Ing as Mister Lee, Andre Braugher as Dean Fuller, Leland Orser as Larry Jones, Jasmond Carroll as Neville's Posse, Ria Wilkinson as Neville's Posse