They proved the Vegas Blackjack System was beatable...by beating the hell out of it.
Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 tuition as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor to a small but secretive club of five students, Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa to count cards at blackjack.
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Character
Contemporary, classical in form, resolved and relentless.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Jim SturgessBen Campbell
- Kevin SpaceyMicky Rosa
- Kate BosworthJill Taylor
- Aaron YooChoi
- Liza LapiraKianna
- Jacob PittsFisher
- Laurence FishburneCole Williams
- Jack McGeeTerry
- Josh GadMiles
- Sam GolzariCam
Crew
- Robert LuketicDirector
- Peter SteinfeldScreenplay
- Allan LoebScreenplay
- Ben MezrichNovel
- Russell CarpenterDirector of Photography
- David SardyOriginal Music Composer
- Elliot GrahamEditor
- Dana BrunettiProducer
- Michael De LucaProducer
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