In the movie, Wahlberg plays Jim Bennett, a college literature professor who has become so invested in his gambling habits that he owes over $200,000 and he’s been given seven days to pay that money back.
The movie also stars Michael K. Williams and John Goodman as two of the loan sharks Jimmy becomes indebted to, and Brie Larson as a student with whom he becomes romantically involved.
The movie made the Weekend Warrior’s Top 25 list, and you can read his review here, as well as watch interviews with Williams and Larson here and another one with director Rupert Wyatt here.
ComingSoon.net has been given an exclusive clip from the film which features Wahlberg with Jessica Lange, playing Jim Bennett’s wealthy mother whom he calls upon to help bail him out in his time of need. You catch watch the clip in the video player below.
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Mark Wahlberg is Jim Bennett in THE GAMBLER, from Paramount Pictures.GB-00106R -
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Mark Wahlberg is Jim Bennett in THE GAMBLER, from Paramount Pictures.GB-02672 -
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Left to right: Mark Wahlberg is Jim Bennett and Jessica Lange is Roberta in THE GAMBLER, from Paramount Pictures.GB-08852R -
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Left to right: Producer Mark Wahlberg (as Jim Bennett) discusses a scene with Director Rupert Wyatt on the set of THE GAMBLER, from Paramount Pictures.GB-11560 -
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Left to right: Mark Wahlberg is Jim Bennett and John Goodman is Frank in THE GAMBLER, from Paramount Pictures.GB-12529R -
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Brie Larson is Amy Phillips in THE GAMBLER, from Paramount Pictures.GB-13743R -
The Gambler
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The Gambler
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