Runner Runner (2013)

When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.

Director:

Brad Furman

Writers:

Brian Koppelman, David Levien

Stars:

Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Justin Timberlake	...	Richie Furst
Ben Affleck	...	Ivan Block
Gemma Arterton	...	Rebecca Shafran
Anthony Mackie	...	Agent Shavers
Michael Esper	...	Billy 'Pet' Petricoff
Oliver Cooper	...	Andrew Cronin
Christian George	...	Wilson
Yul Vazquez	...	Delegate Herrera
John Heard	...	Harry Furst
James Molina	...	Esteban
Louis Lombardi	...	Archie
Vincent Laresca	...	Sergeant Barrancas
Bernie O. Ramos Robledo	...	Handlebar Mustache
Sam Palladio	...	Shecky
David Costabile	...	Professor Horstein

Storyline

Princeton grad student Richie, believing he's been swindled, travels to Costa Rica to confront online gambling tycoon Ivan Block. Richie is seduced by Block's promise of immense wealth, until he learns the disturbing truth about his benefactor. When the FBI tries to coerce Richie to help bring down Block, Richie faces his biggest gamble ever: attempting to outmaneuver the two forces closing in on him.

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Plot Keywords:

costa rica | gambling | money | online gambling | fbi agent | 

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Taglines:

Know when to walk away.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

14A

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

4 October 2013 (Canada)

Also Known As:

La banque gagne toujours

Filming Locations:

Puerto Rico

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,706,712 (USA) (4 October 2013)

Gross:

$19,316,646 (USA) (6 December 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures, Appian Way

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Richie Furst is running away for agent Shavers, into the abandoned building, the sweat on the back of his shirt changes size between the shots.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Richie Furst: Everyone gambles. They may call it something else, like the stock market, or real estate. But make no mistake, if you're risking something, you're gambling. And if you're gambling, then I'm the guy you want to see.

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Connections

References Plane Crazy (1928)

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Soundtracks

Dejala Corre
Written by Lizandro Meza-Marquez
Performed by Banda Los Hijos De La Nina Luz
Courtesy of Sunflower Entertainment / Discos Fuentes / Miami Records

User Reviews

Runner Run away from this film

The 3*s I'm giving Runner Runner are for the location and the concept, this could have been a really great film but is completely let down by a incomplete script, poor direction, cinematography and wooden acting.

The Opening 10-15 minutes of the film should have been Timberlake's character back story leading to the point where we actually open. There is absolutely no chemistry between Timberlake and Arterton, Affleck proves once again how he's able to be out-acted by the most inanimate object on screen, and I saw the film less than an hour ago and have already forgotten everything the FBI agent did.

Due to the poor script you have a total lack of empathy for anyone, you actually don't really care if they live, die, go to prison or get away. My biggest concern was if it actually was Deadmau5 DJing at the Doctor Parnassus themed party or just some dude in a similar hat.

Also, the jargon used throughout the film means absolutely nothing to anyone with out a financial and IT background.

If you want to watch a good film about someone trying to pay for their university education watch 21!