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Runner Runner

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Believing that he has been swindled, Princeton grad student Richie (Justin Timberlake) goes to Costa Rica to confront online-gambling tycoon Ivan Block (Ben Affleck). Block's promises of immense wealth and power have a seductive effect on Richie, until he learns the shocking truth about his new mentor. When Richie is coerced by the FBI to help bring Block to justice, he faces the biggest gamble of his life: outmaneuvering the two forces closing in on him.
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It has an impressive cast and an intriguing premise, but Runner Runner wastes them on a bland, haphazardly assembled thriller with very little payoff.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk The leads, including a demeaned Gemma Arterton, are sparkling high-rollers but no one really emerges a winner from this forgettable low-risk, low-stakes drama. Rated: 2/5 Sep 6, 2017 Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone The actors hit the jackpot, but only in terms of their paychecks. The audience gets a tension-free, tight-assed, Casino ripoff that leaves them thoroughly fleeced. Rated: 1/4 Oct 11, 2013 Full Review Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle Director Furman and cinematographer Mauro Fiore make lovely work of the tropical light, but the film has none of the loose-limbed energy of Furman's stealth hit, The Lincoln Lawyer. Rated: 2/5 Oct 11, 2013 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Though the film is over before it ever gets going, the good-looking cast doesn’t make the substance-free story worth enduring. Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 22, 2022 Full Review Kip Mooney College Movie Review The slickest piece of garbage you'll see all year. Rated: D+ Sep 17, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Devoid of the flair of excelling in anything specific. Rated: 5/10 Dec 4, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Frans B Loved it, Brad Furman did a legit job with this one. Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake are tailor made for their characters, well whole cast is convincing in character. Good cinematography, nicely written. Enough action, suspense and twists. The clever manipulation will keep you occupied. Lots of intrigue and doubt. Undeserving of the negative reviews, imo. Good story, good fun and easy to watch Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/29/25 Full Review Dan R A bit of underrated movie in my opinion, story was a little predictable. However I still enjoyed the premise. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/08/24 Full Review Cinephemeride [ a film on which the critics have been much too harsh. It's not the film of the year but a good little thriller, unpretentious, modern and in tune with the times, much too underrated Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/01/24 Full Review Audience Member It starts as a regular thriller, but it loses strength as it goes. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member An all star cast, with a great story line and plot but the movie just wasn't that good. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Un film che vuole essere troppe cose, e finisce per non fare nulla bene; per diventare un ibrido che mischia numerosi elementi senza mai affrontarne uno con impegno. Si parla di poker, di gioco d'azzardo, di frode e di corruzione; si affrontano posizioni lavorative sconosciute senza entrare nel dettaglio e pure la lovestory è appena abbozzata e chiaramente forzata per rientrare nei pochi minuti a disposizione. Condiamo il tutto con le scadenti interpretazioni di Justin Timberlake e di Gemma Arterton e lo spreco è condito. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Brad Furman

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Ben Affleck

Ivan Block

Justin Timberlake

Richie Furst

Gemma Arterton

Rebecca Shafran

Anthony Mackie

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Michael Esper

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Synopsis Believing that he has been swindled, Princeton grad student Richie (Justin Timberlake) goes to Costa Rica to confront online-gambling tycoon Ivan Block (Ben Affleck). Block's promises of immense wealth and power have a seductive effect on Richie, until he learns the shocking truth about his new mentor. When Richie is coerced by the FBI to help bring Block to justice, he faces the biggest gamble of his life: outmaneuvering the two forces closing in on him.
Director
Brad Furman
Producer
Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Arnon Milchan, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Screenwriter
Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Appian Way, New Regency Pictures, Double Feature Films
Rating
R (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 4, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$19.3M
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
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