Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.
Mark Wahlberg
as Jim Bennett
John Goodman
as Frank
Brie Larson
as Amy Phillips
Michael Kenneth Williams
as Neville Baraka
George Kennedy
as Ed
Jessica Lange
as Roberta
Richard Schiff
as Jeweler
Andre Braugher
as Dean Fuller
Emory Cohen
as Dexter
Domenick Lombardozzi
as Big Ernie
Anthony Kelley
as Lamar Allen
Alvin Ing
as Mister Lee
