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21

Where:

Massachusetts Nevada

When:

The 2000s

They proved the Vegas Blackjack System was beatable...by beating the hell out of it. — Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent, student at M.I.T. in Boston who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to Harvard School of Medicine with the desire to become a doctor, Ben learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for the four to five years of schooling as he comes from a poor, working-class background. But one evening, Ben is introduced by his unorthodox math professor Micky Rosa into a small but secretive club of five. Students Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Fisher, who are being trained by Professor Rosa of the skill of card counting at blackjack.

Released in 2008 — 123 minutes

Genres:

Drama Crime

Language:

English