Runner Runner

"The house always wins."

2013 1h 31m EN

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5.6

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 1,349🥫8%Rotten Tomatoes●36Metacritic★5.6IMDB · 66,877

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Synopsis

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When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.

“The house always wins.”

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Cast

Justin Timberlake
Richie Furst
Ben Affleck
Ivan Block
Gemma Arterton
Rebecca Shafran
Anthony Mackie
Shavers
Michael Esper
Billy 'Pet' Petricoff
Oliver Cooper
Andrew Cronin
Christian George
Wilson
Yul Vazquez
Delegate Herrera

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brad Furman
Writers: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brad Furman, shot by Mauro Fiore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeff McEvoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck and Gemma Arterton carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "The house always wins.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2364841 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Brad Furman directs. Mauro Fiore behind the camera. Christophe Beck scores. Jeff McEvoy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Directed by Brad Furman, shot by Mauro Fiore. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jeff McEvoy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck and Gemma Arterton carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The house always wins.".
7IMDB entry: tt2364841 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mauro Fiore
Original score: Christophe Beck
Editing: Jeff McEvoy
Production design: Charisse Cardenas
Costume design: Sophie de Rakoff
Makeup / hair: Anne Morgan
Sound: Deb Adair
Stunt coordinator: Mark Norby
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $62,600,000
Return: 209% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Runner Runner (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes: 8% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 36/100
IMDB rating: 5.6/10 · 66,877 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 nominations total

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Andres Gomez2014-02-09
★ 4/10
Predictable and forgettable movie. Please, don't let Affleck to perform a bad guy ever again.
Kenneth Axel Carlsson2014-12-30
★ 2/10
A kid is getting other kids to play poker online. The head of the university doesn't like it and threaten to throw him out. The kid (Justin Timberlake) takes all his money and play some poker, hoping that he will win and his future secure. Well, you guessed it, he loses everything. But, not because he is bad or anything, no, there is this guy called Ivan (Ben Affleck) who runs these online casinos, and who cheats the poor young kids. Now there is only one sensible thing to do, which is to go to Costa Rica and confront the bad guy with his scheme. Thats exactly what I would do. Well, nah, not really, but I hope you see where I am going with this. He arrives in Costa Rica, and soon finds himself at the deep end of the pool, hunted by Ivan, some dude named Herrera and the FBI... of course. The plot is idiotic, as you might have guessed. It makes no sense, and the poor actors don't know how to act. And honestly, I don't blame them, they don't understand the manuscript either. I looked for a little light in the darkness, and I think I found it... the photography. There are some beautiful images in this movie, worthy of a James Bond movie, and you know what, the plot matches the Bond movies of late pretty well too. Yeah, I am not a big Bond fan either. Last words... it's not worth it. Ben Affleck is an overrated actor, not worth your time. Mr. Timberlake should just have stopped after The Social Network, and he would have stopped on top. This movie... don't waste your time on it. If you like poker and want to see a nice poker movie, watch Rounders instead, or even 21.
CinemaSerf2023-06-17
★ 5/10
Hmmm. So here's poor old "Richie" (Justin Timberlake) trying to fund his way through Princeton by working gaming and poker sites and taking also taking some commission when his fellow students screw it up. Unexpectedly he finds himself being played and that means a trip to Costa Rica to try and engineer a meeting with the legendary "Ivan" (Ben Affleck). Here, he tries an honest approach with the man, and that - miraculously - results in him finding himself with a prime job with the organisation that could easily lead to riches and the girl "Rebecca" (Gemma Arterton). He's not been in the job long, though, before he's approached by no-nonsense FBI man "Shavers" (Anthony Mackie) and told that his boss is a crook and that he is now to turn snitch. Dangerous times now loom for this character who quickly seems to develop some pretty impressive skills to think on his feet - if not to fight! Everyone in this film looks great. It's got fisticuffs, bling, fast cars, boats, planes etc. but what it doesn't have is much of a story. The basic idea is pretty thin and the writing does little to inject much life - or soul - into the lacklustre characterisations. Mercifully, it's only ninety minutes long and it does feature some crocodiles - but sadly they don't have enough screen time, nor enough to do before the slightly quirky conclusion! A standard television film that will kill some time whilst you're ironing - that's about the height of it.