Lay the Favorite
“How far can a losing shot take you?”
A former stripper's talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler who runs a sports book in Las Vegas.
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Cast
40 people
Rebecca Hall
Beth Raymer
Known for
Godzilla vs. Kong
Iron Man 3
Bruce Willis
Dink Heimowitz
Known for
The Sixth Sense
Die Hard
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Tulip Heimowitz
Known for
Wednesday
The Terminal
Joshua Jackson
Jeremy
Known for
Fringe
When They See Us
Laura Prepon
Holly
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
That '70s Show
Frank Grillo
Frankie
Known for
Peacemaker
The Purge: Anarchy
Wayne Péré
Scott
Known for
Your Honor
Venom
John Carroll Lynch
Dave Greenberg
Known for
The Founder
Shutter Island
Vince Vaughn
Rosie
Known for
Hacksaw Ridge
The Internship
Corbin Bernsen
Jerry
Known for
Psych
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Wendell Pierce
Dave the Rave
Known for
The Wire
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Joel Murray
Darren
Known for
Monsters University
God Bless America
Stephen Frears Director · D.V. DeVincentis Screenplay Beth Raymer Author
Worldwide gross $1.6M · Budget $26M · United States release December 7, 2012
Box office
Budget
$26,350,000
Worldwide gross
$1,576,687
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Emmett/Furla Films
Production
Likely Story
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Ruby Films
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Jackson Investment Group
Production
Lipsync Productions
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Random House Films
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Wild Bunch
Production
Focus Features
Studio · Production
Random Films
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France · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 22, 2012
Theatrical
United States · December 7, 2012
Theatrical
Austria
August 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 2, 2012 · Theatrical
France
August 8, 2012 · Theatrical
December 12, 2012 · Digital · VOD
December 12, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
October 15, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
July 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
August 8, 2013 · Theatrical
December 23, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
June 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 15, 2013 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 31, 2013 · Theatrical
Russia
March 28, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
March 13, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 7, 2012 · Theatrical
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