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21 (2008)
6.7
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 98,234 users
Metascore:
48/100
Reviews: 261 user | 207 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com "21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. Director:Robert Luketic |
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Donna Lows | ... |
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Butch Williams | ... |
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Ben Campbell | ... |
Planet Hollywood Dealer Jeff
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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. Intrigued by the desire to make money, Ben joins his new friends on secret weekend trips to Las Vegas where, using their skills of code talk and hand signals, they have Ben make hundreds of thousands of dollars in winning blackjack at casino after casino. Ben only wants to make enough money for the tuition to Harvard and then back out... Written by matt-282
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
They proved the Vegas Blackjack System was beatable...by beating the hell out of it. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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21 - The Movie See more »Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$24,105,943 (USA) (30 March 2008) (2648 Screens)Gross:
$81,159,365 (USA) (18 May 2008)Company Credits
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Ben Campbell: How much?
Jill Taylor: 20 a song, 30 song minimum.
Ben Campbell: I don't know. Sounds expensive.
[they kiss]
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Written by Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff
Performed by Mark Ronson featuring Kasabian
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT See more »
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The main characters upon which the film 21 is based were Asian. Controversially, mostly Caucasian actors were cast. Jim Sturgess required a dialect coach to speak with an American accent. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Jill says that she is "comped" a suite at the hard rock hotel, however as a counter/spotter she should only be making minimum bets, which wouldn't be enough to get a free suite out of a Vegas Hotel. See more »Quotes
Jill Taylor: [in Foxx Strip Club] So do you want a private dance?Ben Campbell: How much?
Jill Taylor: 20 a song, 30 song minimum.
Ben Campbell: I don't know. Sounds expensive.
[they kiss]
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Soundtracks
"L.S.F (Lost Souls Forever)"Written by Sergio Pizzorno and Christopher Karloff
Performed by Mark Ronson featuring Kasabian
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label
By Arrangement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT See more »
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