Plot
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.
Cast
Mark Wahlberg
Jim Bennett
John Goodman
Frank
Brie Larson
Amy Phillips
Michael Kenneth Williams
Neville Baraka
George Kennedy
Ed
Jessica Lange
Roberta
Richard Schiff
Jeweler
Andre Braugher
Dean Fuller
Emory Cohen
Dexter
Domenick Lombardozzi
Big Ernie
Anthony Kelley
Lamar Allen
Alvin Ing
Mister Lee
Crew
Rupert Wyatt
Director
William Monahan
Screenplay
Mark Wahlberg
Producer
David Winkler
Producer
Irwin Winkler
Producer
Stephen Levinson
Producer
Greig Fraser
Director of Photography
Jon Brion
Original Music Composer
Theo Green
Original Music Composer
Robert Chartoff
Producer
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