Released:
2014-12-25

Overview:
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.

Director:
Rupert Wyatt

Runtime:
1h 51min

Genre:
Thriller, Crime, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Mark Wahlberg
  as
  Jim Bennett
• 
  John Goodman
  as
  Frank
• 
  Brie Larson
  as
  Amy Phillips
• 
  Michael Kenneth Williams
  as
  Neville Baraka
• 
  George Kennedy
  as
  Ed