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Drama

Jim Sturgess	Ben Campbell
Kevin Spacey	Mickey Rosa
Kate Bosworth	Jill Taylor
Laurence Fishburne	Cole Williams
Aaron Yoo	Choi
Liza Lapira	Kianna
Jacob Pitts	Fisher
Josh Gad	Miles Connoly
Jack McGee	Terry
Kal Thompson	Businessman
Sam Golzari	Cam

Director	Robert Luketic
Producer	Brett Ratner; Kevin Spacey; William S. Beasley; Dana Brunetti
Writer	Peter Steinfeld; Allan Loeb
Cinematography	Russell Carpenter
Musician	David Sardy

Mickey Rosa (Kevin Spacey) is an MIT mathematics professor who recruits the brightest minds on campus to his classes. Dr. Rosa secretly teaches the trade of counting cards to the brightest kids in the hopes of cashing in on the casinos in Las Vegas. Ben (Jim Sturgess) is a mathematical genius, who quickly learns the secrets of the trade. Ben trades in the rigor of academia and Boston for the glamour of Las Vegas. Ben's skill is evident when slowly wins a large amount of cash. Along with him as part of the card-counting team are several classmates; Jill (Kate Bosworth), Miles (Josh Gad), Fisher (Jacob Pitts), Choi (Aaron Yoo), Cameron (Sam Golzari) and Stemple (Spencer Garrett). The team employs an intricate, yet legal, system of signals in order to best determine which tables are statistically in favor of the player. The card-counters start to beat the casinos by getting huge pay outs during their weekend excursions. As the money grows, the stakes become higher, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casino's enforcer, Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne).