Movie Cosmos - The Gambler

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Mark Wahlberg

As Jim Bennett

John Goodman

As Frank

Brie Larson

As Amy Phillips

Michael Kenneth Williams

As Neville Baraka

George Kennedy

As Ed

Jessica Lange

As Roberta

Richard Schiff

As Jeweler

Andre Braugher

As Dean Fuller

Emory Cohen

As Dexter

Domenick Lombardozzi

As Big Ernie

Anthony Kelley

As Lamar Allen

Alvin Ing

As Mister Lee

Da'Vone McDonald

As Neville's Muscle

Griffin Cleveland

As Young Jim

Omar Leyva

As Valet

Steve Park

As Number 2

Chil Kong

As Blackjack Dealer #1

Amin Joseph

As Neville's Bookkeeper

Cjon Saulsberry

As Neville's Posse

Teebone Mitchell

As Neville's Posse

Lauren Weedman

As Banker

Leland Orser

As Larry Jones

Jasmond Carroll

As Neville's Posse

Ria Wilkinson

As Neville's Posse

Chanon Finley

As Pole Dancer

Jacob Bertrand

As Young Boy (uncredited)

Simon Rhee

As Mister Lee's Heavy #2

Natalija Ugrina

As Masseuse (uncredited)

Brooklynne James

As Exotic Dancer Gigi (uncredited)

Erika Jordan

As Erotic Dancer Salene (uncredited)

Paul Han

As Underground Gambler (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Rupert Wyatt

Director

Sally Potters

Assistant Production Coordinator

William Monahan

Screenplay, Executive Producer

James Toback

Story, Executive Producer

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

Pete Beaudreau

Editor

Jacqueline West

Costume Design

Sheila Jaffe

Casting

Keith P. Cunningham

Production Design

David Crockett

Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager

Dawn Swiderski

Art Direction

Maggie Martin

Set Decoration

Robert Chartoff

Producer

Michael Bauman

Gaffer

Brooke Lyndon-Stanford

Visual Effects Supervisor

Zachary Fannin

Graphic Designer

Rodriguez

Songs

Ben Hernandez Bray

Stunt Coordinator

Damien Bray

Stunt Driver

Keenen Bray

Stunts

Eugene Collier

Stunts

Eddie J. Fernandez

Stunt Driver

Randy Hall

Stunts

Steve Kim

Stunts

Neil Macwan

Stunts

Dan Mast

Stunts

Eric Norris

Stunts

Randy Peters

Stunt Driver

Michael Runyard

Stunts

Ray Siegle

Stunt Double, Stunt Driver

Frank Torres

Stunts

Tierre Turner

Stunts

Hawk Walts

Stunt Double

Keith Woulard

Stunts

Donald Sparks

First Assistant Director

Peter Dress

Second Assistant Director

Ron Bartlett

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Chuck Michael

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer

Tracy Scott

Script Supervisor

Lee Orloff

Sound Mixer

Jeffrey A. Humphreys

Boom Operator

Brad Einhorn

Property Master

Howard Berger

Makeup Department Head

Douglas Noe

Makeup Artist

Johnny Villanueva

Hair Department Head

Patricia Gundlach

Hairstylist

Claire Folger

Still Photographer

David Grimaldi

Sound Effects Editor

Jim Brookshire

Dialogue Editor

R.J. Kizer

ADR Editor

Tim Gomillion

Sound Recordist

Dan O'Connell

Foley Mixer

Reviews:

Gimly (4/10)

Marky Mark try'na sell a watch to a stereotype made me kinda shame-laugh, and the last act was an improvement on the first two, but The Gambler is not something I would recommend to, realistically, anyone at all.

Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

2019-01-20

Kris_12

As for me, that one-time film. It is interesting, it shows a great picture but that's all. I think that this film could be better if producer read more gold casino reviews and understand who are the true gamblers and how they think. But it is a good movie and if you don`t have what to watch in the evening you could watch that film.

2019-01-30

Narate (6/10)

"You're born as a man with the nerves of a soldier, the apprehension of an angel."

This movie works in some parts, and is messy in others. It's like a car crash I can't seem to avoid watching. I enjoy the gambling parts but have a hard time understanding the reason for his lunacy.

2025-01-01