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.

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

N/A

Anthony Kelley

Lamar Allen

Alvin Ing

Mister Lee