2008 film directed by Robert Luketic
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6.7Ben 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.
Released: 2008-03-27123 minDir: Robert LuketicDrama, Crime
Cast
- Jim Sturgess as Ben Campbell
- Kevin Spacey as Micky Rosa
- Kate Bosworth as Jill Taylor
- Aaron Yoo as Choi
- Liza Lapira as Kianna
- Jacob Pitts as Fisher
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Robert Luketic
- Written by
- Peter Steinfeld Allan Loeb
- Based on
- Bringing Down the House , by Ben Mezrich
- Produced by
- Kevin Spacey Dana Brunetti Michael De Luca
- Starring
- Jim Sturgess Kate Bosworth Laurence Fishburne Kevin Spacey
- Cinematography
- Russell Carpenter
- Edited by
- Elliot Graham
- Music by
- David Sardy
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Relativity Media Trigger Street Productions Michael De Luca Productions
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- March 28, 2008 ( 2008-03-28 )
- Running time
- 123 minutes
Key dates
- Published
- 10 April 2008
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- American English
- Main subject
- MIT Blackjack Team
- Director
- Robert Luketic
- Screenwriter
- Allan Loeb
- Cast member
- Kieu Chinh
- Composer
- Dave Sardy
- Producer
- Michael De Luca
Article
21 is a 2008 American heist drama film directed by Robert Luketic and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film is inspired by the story of the MIT Blackjack Team as told in Bringing Down the House, the best-selling 2003 book by Ben Mezrich. The film stars Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Bosworth, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, Aaron Yoo, and Kieu Chinh. Reviews from critics were mixed, and it was a box office success and was the number one film in the United States and Canada during its first and second weekends of release.
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