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“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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Cast
42 people
Jim Sturgess
Ben Campbell
Known for
Geostorm
One Day
Kevin Spacey
Micky Rosa
Known for
American Beauty
Baby Driver
Kate Bosworth
Jill Taylor
Known for
Superman Returns
Before I Wake
Aaron Yoo
Choi
Known for
Disturbia
The Tomorrow People
Liza Lapira
Kianna
Known for
Inside Out 2
Unbelievable
Jacob Pitts
Fisher
Known for
The Pacific
Justified
Laurence Fishburne
Cole Williams
Known for
The Matrix
Hannibal
Jack McGee
Terry
Known for
The Fighter
Rescue Me
Josh Gad
Miles
Known for
Frozen
Beauty and the Beast
Sam Golzari
Cam
Known for
American Dreamz
Helen Carey
Ellen Campbell
Known for
The Next Three Days
Julie & Julia
Jack Gilpin
Bob Phillips
Known for
The Night Of
The Gilded Age
Robert Luketic Director · Allan Loeb Screenplay Peter Steinfeld Screenplay
Worldwide gross $160M · Budget $35M · United States release March 27, 2008
Box office
Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$159,808,370
Gross vs. budget
4.6×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Relativity Media
Production
Michael De Luca Productions
Production
Trigger Street Productions
Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 7, 2008
Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
United States · March 27, 2008
Theatrical
Argentina
April 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Aruba
April 2, 2008 · Theatrical
Australia
May 15, 2008 · Theatrical
Austria
May 30, 2008 · Theatrical
Bahrain
April 23, 2008 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 16, 2008 · Theatrical
Bolivia
May 29, 2008 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
May 9, 2008 · Theatrical
Canada
March 28, 2008 · Theatrical
Chile
June 5, 2008 · Theatrical
Colombia
June 6, 2008 · Theatrical
Croatia
April 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Curaçao
April 3, 2008 · Limited theatrical · Curacao
Cyprus
April 10, 2008 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 29, 2008 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 20, 2008 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
May 8, 2008 · Theatrical
Ecuador
June 6, 2008 · Theatrical
Egypt
April 16, 2008 · Theatrical
Estonia
April 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Ethiopia
May 29, 2008 · Theatrical
Finland
June 20, 2008 · Theatrical
France
June 4, 2008 · Theatrical
December 4, 2008 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
May 10, 2017 · Digital · VOD
May 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
February 1, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
April 9, 2008 · Theatrical
Greece
April 10, 2008 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 19, 2008 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 1, 2008 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 11, 2008 · Theatrical
India
June 6, 2008 · Theatrical
Indonesia
June 12, 2008 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 11, 2008 · Theatrical
Israel
April 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Italy
April 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Japan
May 31, 2008 · Theatrical
Jordan
May 7, 2008 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
April 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Kenya
May 16, 2008 · Theatrical
Kuwait
April 24, 2008 · Theatrical
Latvia
April 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Lebanon
April 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Lithuania
May 2, 2008 · Theatrical
Malaysia
August 7, 2008 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 20, 2008 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 26, 2008 · Theatrical
September 25, 2008 · Physical · Blu ray
May 25, 2010 · Physical · DVD
June 4, 2011 · TV · RTL 5
New Zealand
May 29, 2008 · Theatrical
Nigeria
April 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Norway
June 20, 2008 · Theatrical · Age Limit: 11
Oman
April 23, 2008 · Theatrical
Panama
May 1, 2008 · Theatrical
Peru
May 29, 2008 · Theatrical
Philippines
May 28, 2008 · Theatrical
Poland
June 6, 2008 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 1, 2008 · Theatrical
Qatar
April 24, 2008 · Theatrical
Romania
March 27, 2008 · Premiere
May 9, 2008 · Theatrical
Russia
April 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Serbia
May 1, 2008 · Theatrical
Singapore
June 26, 2008 · Theatrical
Slovakia
May 8, 2008 · Theatrical
Slovenia
April 17, 2008 · Theatrical
South Africa
May 9, 2008 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 19, 2008 · Theatrical
Spain
April 11, 2008 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 11, 2008 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 4, 2008 · Theatrical · French
June 5, 2008 · Theatrical · German
June 6, 2008 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
May 16, 2008 · Theatrical
Thailand
May 15, 2008 · Theatrical
Türkiye
June 6, 2008 · Theatrical
Ukraine
May 29, 2008 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
April 24, 2008 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 11, 2008 · Theatrical
Uruguay
May 16, 2008 · Theatrical
Venezuela
April 25, 2008 · Theatrical
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