21 or the Gambler is the Most famous gambling film? – Film News

Over the years, gambling in various forms has featured in major Hollywood movies. One of the most popular settings, particularly in the USA, is a casino (usually in Las Vegas). Often, watching these movies will inspire you to hit a casino too, but if you cant quite afford a trip to Nevada, you can always go to the live casino online from Novibet. With so many gambling movies out there, were asking the question what is the most famous?

The GamblerReleased in 2014 as a modern remake of the 1974 classic, The Gambler follows the story of Jim Bennett, a literature professor from Los Angeles, California. Gambling is obviously illegal in the state of California, and so Jim must associate himself with underground illegal bookmakers, to whom he ends up owing $200,000. In a bid to repay this debt, he falls even further into the red and so must hatch a plan to repay the near half a million dollars that he owes to some very dangerous people.

Jim fixes a college basketball game that one of his students is playing in and sends someone to Las Vegas to place a huge bet on it, with the winnings leaving him able to pay off his debts and get him back in the black. Its not all plain sailing though and the game has added importance, as the lives of his family and his girlfriend all hinge on his ability to repay his debts.

Starring Mark Wahlberg as the titular character, The Gambler really delves into the incredible lows that are associated with gambling, especially when its done illegally. However, it is guilty of glorifying gambling slightly, as Jim eventually gets out of his jam by doing the one thing that got him into the mess in the first place gambling. Nevertheless, its still an enjoyable movie with a simplistic storyline.

21Named after the popular casino game blackjack, 21 was released in 2008 and focuses on a mathematics major from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Ben, who is accepted to Harvard Medical School, but is unable to afford the $300,000 to attend. After applying for a scholarship, for which the competition is intense, Ben is informed that its unlikely he will be accepted for the scholarship and must find another way to pay the tuition fee.

Micky Rosa, a professor at MIT, challenges Ben with the Monty Hall Problem and, after he successfully solves it, invites him to join his blackjack team, consisting of fellow students. The team uses card counting and secret signalling to increase their chances of winning and over the various trips to Vegas, win vast sums of money. The security team at the casino catch onto them though and so begins a thrilling cat and mouse storyline as the team try to win big and the security team try to stop them.

Starring Jim Sturgess in the lead role, with great support from Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne and Kate Bosworth, 21 is a fun movie based on the real-life story of the MIT Blackjack Team.

Box officeIn terms of relative success, 21 is definitely the more successful movie, grossing almost $160 million at the box office. Unfortunately, The Gambler struggled to break even and only just made a profit, making it a pretty big flop by the 21st century standards of Hollywood movies.

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21 or the Gambler is the Most famous gambling film? - Film News