Richie Furst is a Princeton student with a unique gift for mathematics. He uses his talent to play the odds on online poker sites but what's starts out as gambling for fun, turns into much more as he struggles to pay his school fees. He has one more chance to bring up his bank balance but finds himself busted out of a game (and the last of his money) despite his calculations telling him he should win. Determined to discover the meaning behind what he thinks is a scam, he visits the website's owner Ivan Block who offers him a job with a guaranteed 7-figure salary in just a few months. Unfortunately, he finds himself conned worse than he realised when he is kidnapped by an FBI agent for his apparent 'crimes' and uncovers the corrupt and often cruel operations behind Ivan and his company. Now his tuition fees are the least of his worries as he is now gambling for his life.
'Runner, Runner' is a crime thriller directed by Brad Furman ('The Lincoln Lawyer', 'The Take') with a screenplay by Brian Koppelman and David Levien ('Ocean's Thirteen', 'Knockaround Guys', 'Rounders'). It is set to be released in the UK on September 27th 2013.
Starring: Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck, Gemma Arterton, Anthony Mackie, Oliver Cooper, Ben Schwartz, David Costabile, Sam Palladio, Laurence Mason, Daniel Booko, Dayo Okeniyi, Yul Vazquez, Michael Esper, Louis Lombardi