The Gambler (2014)

5.8

England

Thriller Crime Drama

111 min

2014

Alvin Ing Simon Rhee Jacob Bertrand Chanon Finley Leland Orser Lauren Weedman Amin Joseph Chil Kong Steve Park Omar Leyva Da'Vone McDonald Mark Wahlberg Domenick Lombardozzi Emory Cohen Andre Braugher Richard Schiff Jessica Lange George Kennedy Michael Kenneth Williams Brie Larson John Goodman

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.