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21 (2008)

PG_13  123 min  -  Crime | Drama   -  28 March 2008 (USA)
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"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.

Director:

Robert Luketic

Writers:

Peter Steinfeld (screenplay), Allan Loeb (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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21 -- Trailer for 21 21 -- Clip: The language of counting 21 -- Interview: Laurence Fishburne "On his character"
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Sturgess ...
Ben
Kevin Spacey ...
Kate Bosworth ...
Aaron Yoo ...
Liza Lapira ...
Jacob Pitts ...
Fisher
Laurence Fishburne ...
Jack McGee ...
Josh Gad ...
Miles
Sam Golzari ...
Cam
Helen Carey Helen Carey ...
Jack Gilpin Jack Gilpin ...
Donna Lows Donna Lows ...
Planet Hollywood Dealer
Butch Williams Butch Williams ...
Planet Hollywood Dealer
Ben Campbell Ben Campbell ...
Planet Hollywood Dealer Jeff (as Jeffrey Ma)
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Storyline

Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent, student at M.I.T. in Boston who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine with the desire to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for the four to five years of schooling as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor Micky Rosa into a small but secretive club of five. Students Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa of the skill of card counting at blackjack. Intrigued by the desire to make money, Ben joins his new friends on secret weekend trips to Las Vegas where, using their skills of code talk and hand signals, they have Ben make hundreds of thousands of dollars in winning blackjack at casino after casino. Ben only wants to make enough money for the tuition to Harvard and then back out... Written by matt-282  

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Plot Keywords:

Harvard | Student | Casino | Professor | Card Counting  | See more »

Taglines:

They proved the Vegas Blackjack System was beatable...by beating the hell out of it. See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

21 - The Movie See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$24,105,943 (USA) (30 March 2008) (2648 Screens)

Gross:

$81,159,365 (USA) (18 May 2008)
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Sound Mix:

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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The "2.0.9" robotics competition shown in the movie is based on the actual "6.270" programming competition at M.I.T. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: The outside shot of Ben's dorm building is the Towers dorm for Boston University. Ben would not be living there as an MIT student. See more »

Quotes

Ben Campbell: [after Jill wakes him up when their plane arrives in Boston] I seem to be waking up to you a lot.
Jill Taylor: Don't get used to it.
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Connections

References "Let's Make a Deal" (1963) See more »

Soundtracks

"Slipping Away (Axwell Vocal Mix)"
Written and Performed by Moby
Courtesy of Sheridan SQ Entertainment/Mute Ltd. See more »