21

A talented math student, Ben, faces financial difficulties in affording medical school and joins a card counting team, leading to a luxurious life in Las Vegas, but his obsession with blackjack strains his relationships, leading to conflicts within the team and suspicions of foul play, until he finally shares his story with a scholarship director. 21 is a 2008 American English-language Crime Drama film featuring Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Spacey, Aaron Yoo, Liza Lapira and Stephanie Ross. The movie is based on Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich. Relativity Media in association with Trigger Street Productions and Michael De Luca Productions. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca. 21 is written by Peter Steinfeld, Allan Loeb and Ben Mezrich and it is directed by Robert Luketic. Sony Pictures Releasing acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. 21 was released on 26th June 2008 and takes a screen time of 123 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. 21 was made on a budget of $35 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $159 million. Cinematography was done by Russell Carpenter and editing by Elliot Graham. The music was composed by David Sardy.