Two for the Money

2005
R
2h 2m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

50K

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True Crime Crime Drama Sport

After suffering a career-ending knee injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business.After suffering a career-ending knee injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business.After suffering a career-ending knee injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

50K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,380

1,789

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Trivia
Brandon Lang: The real Lang, whose story the movie is based on, is in a scene greeting Matthew McConaughey.

Goofs
When they go to "Puerto Rico" to meet the multi-millionaire gambler at his palatial digs, it is, in fact, a waterfront home in West Vancouver, Canada. The Coast Mountains and a BC Ferry going by can be seen in the background.

Quotes
Walter Abrams: I will match my dysfunctional childhood and Toni's against yours, any day of the week. My father, five foot, arms like this... he had a cock like a Hebrew National. I even looked at him the wrong way, he smacked across the room like Jake LaMotta. By the time I was five, he yelled at me so much, I thought my name was Asshole.

Crazy credits
Inspired by a true story

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Gambling Movies (2014)

Soundtracks
Save Me (Wake Up Call)
Written by Scott Russo, Linda Perry and Aimee Allen
Performed by Unwritten Law
Courtesy of Lava Records LLC
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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Featured review

7/10

Al Pacino IS this film

Al Pacino carries this film all by himself.

I can't think of a way that this could have been made without Pacino. Sure, Matthew McConaughey and Rene Russo gave convincing performances, but Pacino makes you feel sorry for the miserable, empty shell of a man he is.

The plot was amazingly intricate and well carried, but (once again) without Pacino it would not have been delivered nearly as well. I think that they should have found a way to include a small explanation as to how sports betting works, so the fans who came in just to see Pacino would be able to understand how it works. Also, at times the movie just dragged on and on and on...

I still think that Al Pacino is that movie. Pacino really extends himself the way he always does to keep the movie alive and moving. His character was one of the most miserable men I have ever seen, and while i hated him, I still identified a small part of myself with him, and that is the sign of a truly great actor.

7/10