The Gambler

R

Released Jun 20, 2003

1 hr. 37 min.

Romance

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14%

7 Reviews

Tomatometer

71%

500+ Ratings

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A student (Jodhi May) transcribes Dostoevski's (Michael Gambon) novel, which parallels events in the author's life.

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This isn't a perfect movie, but it's a treasure. Michael Gambon and Jodhi May are riveting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Uses a little dramatic license to make it compatible for the big screen, but the story of writing to avoid ruin is very well structured and has a good flow to it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Fan of Dostoyevsky and Michael Gambon. Great fun...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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I learnt the subtitles, still a GREAT drama, teaching much of human nature

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/29/08

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The result is an appalingly bad mishmash of half-finished storylines and odd non-sequiturs.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Károly Makk

Director

Michael Gambon

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Jodhi May

Anna Snitkina

Polly Walker

Polina

Dominic West

Alexei

Luise Rainer

Grandmother

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 25, 2003

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Peter Stack

San Francisco Chronicle

Rated: 3/4

Nov 13, 2001

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2/5

Nov 13, 2001

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 21, 2005

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

There seems to be a lot missing in this shortened telling of the story within a story for it to be more than moderately effective.

Rated: C+

Jan 28, 2003

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Makes little to no sense at all

Rated: 1.5/5

Mar 27, 2002

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Synopsis

A student (Jodhi May) transcribes Dostoevski's (Michael Gambon) novel, which parallels events in the author's life.

Director: Károly Makk
Screenwriter: Katharine Ogden, Charles Cohen, Nick Dear
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Franchise Pictures, Escape Artists
Rating: R
Genre: Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 20, 2003, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.1K
Sound Mix: Surround