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2008 film directed by Robert Luketic
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21 is a 2008 American drama and crime film directed by Robert Luketic and written by Allan Loeb. The movie stars Laurence Fishburne, Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, and Aaron Yoo. It was produced by Kevin Spacey, Brett Ratner, Dana Brunetti, and Michael De Luca, with Relativity Media serving as the production company. The narrative focuses on gambling and the MIT Blackjack Team, set primarily in Boston. Filming took place in the Las Vegas Valley, including the Riviera Hotel and Casino.
The film has a runtime of 123 minutes and was rated PG-13. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix, with a budget of $35,000,000. The movie grossed approximately $157,927,340 to $159,808,370 at the box office. It is based on a work by Ben Mezrich. Critical reception included a Metascore of 48 and an Rotten Tomatoes rating of 36%. The film received one win and five nominations for awards.
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Film · TMDB
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.
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
Themes
- friendship
- card game
- casino
- gambling
- professor
- harvard university
- cohabitant
- college
- girlfriend
- studies
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
279,934 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
36%
Metacritic
48/100
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations total
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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
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $35 million
- Box office
- $159.8 million
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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
- Cinematographer
- Russell Carpenter
- Narrative location
- Boston
- Filming location
- Riviera Hotel and Casino
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 726254
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.sonypictures.com/movies/21
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- publication date
- 2008-04-10
- film editor
- Elliot Graham
- title
- 21
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Ben Mezrich
- capital cost
- 35000000
- box office
- 157927340
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 48/100
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