A literature professor mounts up hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt to a ruthless loan shark and the organiser of an illegal gambling ring after becoming addicted to placing bets. In a last-ditch attempt to pay off his creditors, he risks everything - including his life - on one last game. Thriller, starring Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange and John Goodman.

Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Staying one step ahead, he pits his creditor against the operator of an illicit gambling ring while garnering the attention of Frank, a paternalistic loan shark. As his relationship with a student deepens, Bennett must risk everything for a second chance.