21

Name: 21
Director: Robert Luketic
Released: 2008-03-07

2008 film directed by Robert Luketic

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Released: March 7, 2008
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, April 10, 2008
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Director: Robert Luketic
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0478087/Retrieved 2016-04-28
2.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/21/49846/Retrieved 2016-04-28
3.ofdb.de/film/141299,21Retrieved 2016-04-28
4.filmstarts.de/kritiken/91032-21.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-28
5.interfilmes.com/filme_18631_quebrando.a.banca.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-28
6.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=124755.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-28
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Screenwriter: Peter Steinfeld
, Allan Loeb
Producer: Kevin Spacey
, Brett Ratner
, Dana Brunetti
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Cast: Laurence Fishburne
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2.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/21/49846/Retrieved 2016-04-28
3.ofdb.de/film/141299,21Retrieved 2016-04-28
4.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=124755.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-28
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, Jim Sturgess
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0478087/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-04-28
2.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/21/49846/Retrieved 2016-04-28
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4.interfilmes.com/filme_18631_quebrando.a.banca.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-28
5.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=124755.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-28
6.stopklatka.pl/film/21-2008Retrieved 2016-04-28
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, Kate Bosworth
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2.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/21/49846/Retrieved 2016-04-28
3.ofdb.de/film/141299,21Retrieved 2016-04-28
4.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=124755.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-28
5.stopklatka.pl/film/21-2008Retrieved 2016-04-28
6.metacritic.com/movie/21Retrieved 2016-04-28
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, Aaron Yoo
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Runtime: 123 min
Genre: drama film
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2.ofdb.de/film/141299,21Retrieved 2016-04-28
3.filmstarts.de/kritiken/91032-21.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-28
4.metacritic.com/movie/21Retrieved 2016-04-28
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, crime film
Country of origin: United States

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

21 is a 2008 American heist drama film directed by Robert Luketic and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film is inspired by the story of the MIT Blackjack Team as told in Bringing Down the House, the best-selling 2003 book by Ben Mezrich. The film stars Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Bosworth, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, Aaron Yoo, and Kieu Chinh. Although reviews from critics were mixed, it was a box office success and was the number one film in the United States and Canada during its first and second weekends of release.

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Based on: Bringing Down the House
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Director of photography: Russell Carpenter
Main subject: gambling
MIT Blackjack Team
Website: sonypictures.com/movies/21 language: English, American English
Filming location: Las Vegas Valley
Riviera Hotel and Casino
Film editor: Elliot Graham
Title: 21
Filmiroda rating: Category II rating certificate id: F/6913/J
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After a work by: Ben Mezrich
Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 12 rating certificate id: 113603/K
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Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1
Narrative location: Boston country: United States
Medierådet rating: For ages 11 and up
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Distribution format: video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: passes
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Review score: 48/100(November 19, 2025) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 29 critic review
36%(November 8, 2024) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 168 critic review
5.2/10(October 5, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/119861Retrieved 2024-05-22
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Kijkwijzer rating: 12 content descriptor: Violence
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/21/Retrieved 2025-06-15
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Has characteristic: film based on a book

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