Mark Wahlberg
Jim Bennett
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Plot. Jim Bennett is an L.A. literature professor who uses gambling as a way of self-destruction. He ends up owing $200,000 to Lee, the proprietor of an exclusive, high-stakes underground gambling ring, and another $50,000 to Neville Baraka, a loan shark. Lee gives Jim seven days to pay off his debts or be murdered.
- $39.3 million
- $25–31 million
Dec 25, 2014 · The Gambler: Directed by Rupert Wyatt. With Mark Wahlberg, George Kennedy, Griffin Cleveland, Jessica Lange. Literature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark.
- (72K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rupert Wyatt
- 2014-12-25
Dec 25, 2014 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. “The Gambler” should have been called “Three Supporting Characters in Search of a Lead.”. A gaunt Mark Wahlberg stares out from the poster, his name is above the title, and he’s in almost every frame of this remake, but his character may as well be non-existent.
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Wahlberg stars as Jim Bennett, a lecturer reeling from the death of his beloved grandfather (George Kennedy). His all-or-nothing personality gets him in debt for more than a quarter of a million dollars to the no-nonsense Mr. Lee (Alvin Ing), who runs an illegal gambling den.
Nov 20, 2014 · Review. The Gambler review – Mark Wahlberg gives a dynamite display of self-hatred. Rupert Wyatt’s version of this spiral of self-imposed despair isn’t a typical thriller but offers surefire...
Dec 25, 2014 · Play Trailer. The only way out is all in. 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.
