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21 SynopsisColumbia Pictures' action/adventure "21" is inspired by the true story of the very brightest young minds in the country - and how they took Vegas for Millions.

Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who - needing to pay school tuition - finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school's most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. With unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) leading the way, they've cracked the code. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time. Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards isn't illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casinos' menacing enforcer: Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne).

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Release Date: March 28, 2008
Genre: Drama, Crime, Gangster and Adaptation
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Distributor(s): Sony Pictures Releasing
Tagline: Inspired by the true story of five students who changed the game forever.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violence, and sexual content including partial nudity.

Director(s):
Robert Luketic

Writer(s):
Allan Loeb - Screenplay (rewrite)
Peter Steinfeld - Screenplay (Adaptation)
Ben Mezrich - Source Material (from book: "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions")

Producer(s):
William Beasley - Executive Producer
Brett Ratner - Executive Producer
Ryan Kavanaugh - Executive Producer
Kevin Spacey - Producer
Dana Brunetti - Producer
Michael de Luca - Producer

Movie Casts:
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell
Kevin Spacey1 - 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
Christopher Michael Holley - Expensive Suit
Kieu Chinh - Player at table
Spencer Garrett - Stemple
Sam Golzari - Kameron
Emily Griffin - College Student
Rebecca Marshall
Eric Bruno Borgman - Pervert in Strip Club
Derek Nelson - Pool Model
Edmund J. Janas - TSA Agent
Michael Yebba - Blackjack Dealer
Anthony DiMaria - Hard Rock Doorman
Roger Dillingham Jr. - Head Bouncer
Patrick Canty - Robotics Award Guest
Jessi Shuttleworth - Friend
Steve Flynn - Business Traveler
Fethi Bendida - College Student
Henry Fleming Wood - Black Jack Dealer
Bob Pepper - Craps Dealer
Giovanni Pantaleo - Robotics Award Guest
Sean Paul Cormier - Friend
Shaun Aponik - College Student
Christopher Tranchina - Flight attendent
Kristin Hughes - MIT Student
Michael Kelly - Doyle's Bar patron
Aaron J. Patton - Club Patron
Ernell Manabat - Red Rock Doorman
Rob W. Gray - Father at Robotics Competition
Joseph Guglielmo - Waiter for Alumni Event
Alan Resnic - MIT Professor
A.J. Sullivan - Riviera Casino securtiy guard

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