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21

21

2008Movie⏱️ 2h 3mPG-13🏆 #3350 Top Rated
CrimeDramaThriller
6.8
IMDB Rating
279,085 votes

Inspired by real events and people, 21 is about six MIT students who become trained to be experts in card counting in blackjack and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.

Director
Robert Luketic
Writers
Peter Steinfeld, Allan Loeb, Ben Mezrich
Stars
Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey
Release Date
March 28, 2008
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 5
Nominations
💬 355
Reviews
📋 158K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Jim Sturgess
Jim Sturgess
as Ben
Kate Bosworth
Kate Bosworth
as Jill
Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
as Micky Rosa
Aaron Yoo
Aaron Yoo
as Choi
Liza Lapira
Liza Lapira
as Kianna
Jacob Pitts
Jacob Pitts
as Fisher
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
as Cole Williams
Jack McGee
Jack McGee
as Terry
Josh Gad
Josh Gad
as Miles
Sam Golzari
Sam Golzari
as Cam

💰 Box Office

$159,808,370
Worldwide Gross
$81,159,365
Domestic Gross
$24,105,943
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
SDDS
Color
Color
Filming Location
Caesars Palace - 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Production
Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Trigger Street Productions

🏷️ Keywords

blackjackbased on true storycard countinggamblingtough guy

🎯 Categories

True CrimeCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Adequate to kill time
by Gordon-112008-07-12

"This film is about a group of mathematical geniuses trying to make lots of money from Las Vegas by playing Black Jack. The start of "21" is too slow, and I think they could have cut out a lot of scenes to make the pace quicker. Black Jack is a fast pace game, but the film does not give that pressing pressure during the game. I would also have liked to know why everyone in the team is in this business venture, but the film only explains why Ben is in. This would give the other members of the team more development and depth. In the film, Kianna and Choi are nothing more than mannequin..."

💡 Did You Know?

Although set in the then-present day, i.e. 2007/8, the film is based on teams active between 1979 and 1994. And at one point, more than 80 players were on the original MIT team.

📖 Synopsis

Inspired by real events and people, 21 is about six MIT students who become trained to be experts in card counting in blackjack and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.