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21

  • 20082008
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 3m
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Kate Bosworth, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, Jim Sturgess, and Aaron Yoo in 21 (2008)
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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."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."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.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
250K
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POPULARITY
1,939
422
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    • Director
      • Robert Luketic
    • Writers
      • Peter Steinfeld(screenplay)
      • Allan Loeb(screenplay)
      • Ben Mezrich(book "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions")
    • Stars
      • Jim Sturgess
      • Kate Bosworth
      • Kevin Spacey
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Robert Luketic
    • Writers
      • Peter Steinfeld(screenplay)
      • Allan Loeb(screenplay)
      • Ben Mezrich(book "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions")
    • Stars
      • Jim Sturgess
      • Kate Bosworth
      • Kevin Spacey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 337User reviews
    • 152Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

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    Jim Sturgess
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    • Ben
    Kate Bosworth
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    • Jill
    Kevin Spacey
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    • Micky Rosa
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    • Choi
    Liza Lapira
    Liza Lapira
    • Kianna
    Jacob Pitts
    Jacob Pitts
    • Fisher
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    • Ellen Campbell
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    • Bob Phillips
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    • (as Frank Patton)
    Steven Richard Vezina
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    • Director
      • Robert Luketic
    • Writers
      • Peter Steinfeld(screenplay)
      • Allan Loeb(screenplay)
      • Ben Mezrich(book "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions")
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    • Trivia
      According to Kevin Spacey, as part of their research for the film, they took some of the real players who were on the original team to Vegas. Although they weren't allowed to play, every time they wanted Spacey to up his bet, they would push up against his chair. He said, "I would win every time!"
    • Goofs
      Why didn't Ben keep his winnings in a safe deposit box? He can add more whenever he wants and it would be safe from everybody, particularly Micky.
    • Quotes

      [Cole Williams confronts Micky for the first time again]

      Ben Campbell: [narrating, when we see Micky tied up in the basement of the casino] I had a 1590 on my SAT. I got a 44 on my MCATs. And I have a 4.0 GPA from MIT. I thought I had my life mapped out. But then I remembered what my Nonlinear Equations professor once told me, always account for variable change.

      Cole Williams: [Cole Williams walks out of the shadows] Hello, Micky.

      Micky Rosa: Look, I got money in Boston. A hundred grand. I'll give it to you. If you just let me walk away. I'll walk away.

      Cole Williams: I don't want your money, Micky. I don't need it. But I know someone who might be interested. He's good with numbers, too. He works for the IRS.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Drillbit Taylor/The Hammer/Sleepwalking/The Grand/Under the Same Moon (2008)
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      Written by Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser

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    User reviews337

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    8/10
    much better than you would expect!!
    I was lucky enough to see this film for free at a special screening in greater London as part of a market research by the film industry. even though it was free i would have paid good money to see that film. but I was presently surprised about how good the film was and everyone seemed to agree that the film was really good. I thought it made the card playing parts actually riveting even though i am not a card player myself. i thought the acting performances were all good especially that of Kevin Spacey's. In terms of the story. In many ways it reminded me of all the good things that was in the BBC TV show hustle. But in a much more real way. On the down side, you may see the ending coming and there is a romance part of the film that feels unnecessary. However it is a very slick film that gets away with it. I would say that it clearly the best film in this genre of film. I enjoyed it more than films such as Confidence and the Oceans 11 type films. I would highly recommend it to anybody when it eventually comes out in April!! I would have thought that they would cut down and re-edit it a bit on the basis that it was quite long. however it kept my attention for the whole film and that is not something that is also done during these sorts of films
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 28, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Sony Pictures (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 21 - The Movie
    • Filming locations
      • Caesars Palace - 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Relativity Media
      • Trigger Street Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $81,159,365
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,105,943
      • Mar 30, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $159,808,370
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
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      • Color
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      • Dolby Digital
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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