The Gambler

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.

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  Marky Mark

  Jim Bennett
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  John Goodman

  Frank
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  Brie Larson

  Amy Phillips
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  Michael Kenneth Williams

  Neville Baraka
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  George Kennedy

  Ed
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  Jessica Lange

  Roberta
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  Richard Schiff

  Jeweler
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  Andre Braugher

  Dean Fuller
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  Emory Cohen

  Dexter
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  Domenick Lombardozzi

  Big Ernie