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21 is a american film of genre Drama directed by Robert Luketic released in USA on 27 march 2008 with Kevin Spacey
21 (2008)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 27 march 2008
Length 2h3
Directed by Robert Luketic
OriginUSA
Themes Films about mathematics
Rating67%
21 is a 2008 American heist drama film directed by Robert Luketic and stars Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Bosworth, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, Aaron Yoo, and Kieu Chinh. The film is inspired by the true story of the MIT Blackjack Team as told in Bringing Down the House, the best-selling book by Ben Mezrich. Despite its largely mixed reviews and controversy over the film's casting choices, 21 was a box office success, and was the number one film in the United States and Canada during its first and second weekends of release.
Synopsis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) senior math major Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is accepted into Harvard Medical School, but cannot afford the $300,000 fee. Despite a 44 MCAT score and top grades, Ben faces a fierce competition for the prestigious Robinson Scholarship that would pay entirely for the medical school. The director tells him that the scholarship would go to the student who would "dazzle" him.Actors
Kevin Spacey
(Micky Rosa)
Laurence Fishburne
(Cole Williams)
Jim Sturgess
(Ben Campbell)
Kate Bosworth
(Jill Taylor)
Aaron Yoo
(Choi)
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