O Apostador

Título original: The Gambler

2014
14
1 h 51 min

AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb

6,0/10

75 mil

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Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Jim Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with a paternal interest in BennettÂ’s future. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chanceÂ…

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A dívida do professor de literatura e jogador Jim Bennett o leva a pedir dinheiro emprestado à sua mãe. Mais complicando sua situação está sua relação com um de seus alunos. Mas, vai Bennett... Ler tudoA dívida do professor de literatura e jogador Jim Bennett o leva a pedir dinheiro emprestado à sua mãe. Mais complicando sua situação está sua relação com um de seus alunos. Mas, vai Bennett arriscar sua vida por uma segunda chance?A dívida do professor de literatura e jogador Jim Bennett o leva a pedir dinheiro emprestado à sua mãe. Mais complicando sua situação está sua relação com um de seus alunos. Mas, vai Bennett arriscar sua vida por uma segunda chance?

Direção
- Rupert Wyatt
Roteiristas
- William Monahan
- James Toback
Artistas

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AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb

6,0/10

75 mil

SUA AVALIAÇÃO

Direção
- Rupert Wyatt
Roteiristas
- William Monahan
- James Toback
Artistas

Veja as informações de produção no IMDbPro

Prêmios
- 1 vitória e 3 indicações no total

Curiosidades
Each day Jim's shirt color gets lighter, starting with a black shirt and ending with a white shirt

Erros de gravação
Early in the movie when Jim is at the blackjack table and wins an $80,000 bet with a natural 21, rather than being paid the correct amount which should have been $120,000, he is paid incorrectly as he receives 16 of the blue/white chips adding up to $160,000.

Citações
Jim Bennett: I've been up two and a half million dollars.
Frank: What you got on you?
Jim Bennett: Nothing.
Frank: What you put away?
Jim Bennett: Nothing.
Frank: You get up two and a half million dollars, any asshole in the world knows what to do: you get a house with a 25 year roof, an indestructible Jap-economy shitbox, you put the rest into the system at three to five percent to pay your taxes and that's your base, get me? That's your fortress of fucking solitude. That puts you, for the rest of your life, at a level of fuck you. Somebody wants you to do something, fuck you. Boss pisses you off, fuck you! Own your house. Have a couple bucks in the bank. Don't drink. That's all I have to say to anybody on any social level. Did your grandfather take risks?
Jim Bennett: Yes.
Frank: I guarantee he did it from a position of fuck you. A wise man's life is based around fuck you. The United States of America is based on fuck you. You're a king? You have an army? Greatest navy in the history of the world? Fuck you! Blow me. We'll fuck it up ourselves.

Cenas durante ou pós-créditos
During the opening titles, as the classic Paramount logo appears onscreen, we hear the sound of a roulette as the stars are aligning over the Paramount mountain.

Conexões
Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 12 November 2014 (2014)

Trilhas sonoras
That Glow
Written by Paul Janeway & Jesse Phillips
Performed by St. Paul & the Broken Bones
Courtesy of St. Paul and the Broken Bones

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7/10

Not as bad as some want to make us believe.

I read some reviews here I can see that we have mixed feelings about The Gambler. Some hate it, some love it. I thought it was an okay movie to watch once. I didn't think it was that boring like some want to make us believe. Mark Wahlberg plays a gambler that isn't very passionate about his life anymore. He just searches for somebody to live for, to give him some passion in his boring life. Due to his lack of passion for anything he creates big debts and he doesn't really care about it. Maybe the debt collectors should have been a bit more violent to make the movie more satisfying to some but to me it was okay. Michael Kenneth Williams gave us a good performance as well. John Goodman with a smaller role was also good in his typical way. I found the soundtrack of the movie really good. It just fitted really well with the story and ambiance. Unlike others I wasn't bored at all with this movie. I certainly saw worse movies then this one.