21
Taste attributes: crimedramahistoricalteenunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshipfighting evilgame/competitionunlikely connections
"They proved the Vegas Blackjack System was beatable...by beating the hell out of it."
Boxlist takeHeavy and grounded: a contained crime drama. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
