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Critic Jordan Hoffman
rated 8

...Goodman's extended cameo can sit alongside Ned Beatty's in Network, and his scenes are some of the most exhilarating you'll see in a movie this year.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic A.A. Dowd

...even as Jim blows every lifeline he receives, The Gambler keeps its cool; it’s the most casual downward spiral in recent memory. There’s a lot of humor in the character’s incorrigible nonchalance...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Ian Freer
rated 6

A rare grown up thriller, full of interesting bits and a strong turn from Wahlberg.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Kasper Løvborg
rated 5

...Rupert Wyatts (...) genindspilning af Karel Reisz’ ’Hasard’ fra 1974.

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Critic Johan Croneman
rated 8

Mark Wahlberg klämmer ur exakt allt ur sin livströtte spelmaniker, han gräver sig sakta ner i den enorma tomheten...

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 7

...et seværdigt og underholdende drama fra en underside af Los Angeles, som vi sjældent ser skitseret på film.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Cast & Crew

Rupert Wyatt
Director
John Goodman
As Frank
Michael Kenneth Williams
As Neville Baraka
Mark Wahlberg
As Jim Bennett
Andre Braugher
As Dean Fuller
Richard Schiff
As Jeweler

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The Gambler (2014) A literature professor with a gambling addiction becomes embroiled in a dangerous underground world of high-stakes gambling and loan sharks, putting his life and the lives of those he cares about at risk. With time running out, he must risk everything to pay off his debts and start anew. Mark Wahlberg stars in this tense and thrilling drama.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Gambler include Joker, Law Abiding Citizen, Unthinkable, Prisoners, Wind River, The Town.

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The Gambler was released in theaters on December 25, 2014.