Ratings: 6,1/10 from 10.135 users
Reviews: 73 user
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Reviews: 73 user
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Writers: William Monahan (screenplay), James Toback
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, John Goodman
Screenplay: William Monahan
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2039393/
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, John Goodman
Screenplay: William Monahan
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2039393/
Crime | Drama
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 collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.
Lit 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?