# 21 (2008)

> An ambitious MIT student joins a secret card-counting team to pay for medical school, only to find casino riches sharpening his arrogance and attracting dangerous enemies.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3943

## Facts

- Runtime: 123 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Director: Robert Luketic
- Cast: Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Aaron Yoo, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, Laurence Fishburne, Jack McGee
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478087/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: slick, witty, tense, movie night, college nostalgia

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