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21

2008
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
2h 3m
"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. (imdb)

21

2008
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
2h 3m
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Avg Percentile 38.71% from 5692 total ratings

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Rated 17 Jun 2008
48
28th
This is about the most perfect example I can think of for the definition of an AVERAGE Hollywood movie. It's somewhat entertaining, but not exciting, it's got decent performances, but not great ones, the story is ok, but predictable and uninspired, it's competently shot, but not brilliantly so, the script is passable, but not memorable...It's just mediocre and average in every way. You won't regret watching it, but you probably won't remember watching it either in a couple weeks.
Rated 12 Apr 2008
73
60th
Even when everything gets tidied up oh-so-neatly, '21' offers strong performances from Sturgess, Spacey and Bosworth, some laughs, a swift pace, and keeps the methods of the scam easy for the audience to play along. This isn't excellent filmmaking, but it's a winning surprise in vein of last year's youth-oriented "Disturbia." If this one doesn't exactly bring down the house, by all means- it's a winning hand.
Rated 06 Dec 2008
2
21st
Goes through the motions of a movie that wants to be good but it just ends up being a forgettable piece of trash. Let's show a shot of MIT and/or Harvard in every other scene. DO YOU GET IT? THEY ARE SMART. Kevin Spacey is awesome and Jim Sturgess is all right but it's not enough - the script blows and so does the directing. And another thing, Kate Bosworth's eyes = horrifying.
Rated 01 Apr 2008
3
24th
It's entertaining. But it sucks. But it's kind of entertaining! But really, this isn't that great. It's predictable, sappy average popcorn-flick fun, I guess, and that's only if you see it with a group of friends at 10:25pm when you have nothing else to do.
Rated 01 Apr 2020
80
14th
I think the cast elevates this film a few notches above what it should be. It's a fun heist film and some of the inventive planning sequences feel like a math-based version of Ocean's Eleven. Of course, Kevin Spacey chews the scenery as a sarcastic anti-hero and the rest of the cast gets off some cool one-liners. But, beneath its surface, the film falls victim to trying too hard to be cool and at the end of it, there isn't a lot of substance left.
Rated 17 Apr 2016
62
31st
21, in the context of this movie, refers to the game of Blackjack, the age of the students, and the number of tropes used when writing the screenplay. The entire film feels staged, like an episode of CSI, resulting in characters having no real stakes and a predictable plot. That said, the film is mildly entertaining, in spite of the horrible screenplay and mediocre direction. Also, the Math lectures were horrendously unrealistic and irrelavent (to the subject).
Rated 13 Feb 2015
78
25th
Ehh. I've seen worse. Sturgess does a good job as does most of the cast, but for some reason, this movie just felt average to me. A little annoying but also quite clever. You like it or you don't.
Rated 07 Jan 2015
30
17th
21 is a bore for most of its running time. It's filled with drama you won't care about, repetitive scenes of people always winning at blackjack, and character moments that don't matter because the characters doing them are bland, uninteresting, and poorly developed. The stakes are low, the emotion is nonexistent, and the running time is far too long. Gambling is a rush because of the stakes; 21 doesn't contain anything you'll care about losing, and as such isn't worth watching.
Rated 06 Oct 2013
55
34th
I didn't care too much for this film. The story's not necessarily bad or anything, but it's told too traditionally. I got bored with all the typical conventions. The characters had little to no depth. Kevin Spacey was good, as he always is. None of it was truly horrible, but the whole thing was exceptionally mediocre.
Rated 26 Feb 2012
35
10th
Could there have been a more unlikable group of protagonists? I don't really see how. Not one thing stands out in this movie. It takes a bunch of stuff that's relatively boring to watch, (math, 21, white people) and adds lines like, "Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner" that make me want to go on a murderous rampage.
Rated 30 Jun 2011
0
0th
Pretentious, slow, and stupid. Generic characters, predictable plot, and it's no longer believable when you change all the characters from Asians at MIT (as in the real-life story this is based on) to a cast which looks like they dropped out of art school. Sturgess is an incredibly annoying actor and it is sad to see Spacey in such an inane film.
Rated 25 Jul 2010
3
4th
21 is a classic example of a cool story that Hollywood drained of any entertainment value. It's the story of Ben, an MIT math whiz who is recruited by a phoning-it-in Kevin Spacey to use card counting to making thousands of dollars off Vegas casinos. Rather than address the math, it prefers to chronicle the stories of the various team members, which would work if they weren't so boring. This movie is an utterly soulless exercise in a generic thriller without thrills.
Rated 06 Jul 2010
50
8th
I can't imagine anyone feeling good about this movie while it was being made. It is so ludicrously bad that film classes should use it as an example of how not to make films. The entire opening sequence is nothing but an excuse to play an MGMT song in its entirety for no reason, the "normal life" is so flatly based on nerd stereotype that it's hard to believe that part of the film wasn't recycled from 80s movies, and... screw it, I can't even summarize what's wrong with this film at this length.
Rated 24 Jan 2010
77
74th
Good and solid. Fast, nicely built up and some pretty exciting moments but too predictable. Good performance of most of the leading people though. I was glad to see Kevin Spacey again. The end was a bit a let-down to me.
Rated 28 Dec 2008
69
32nd
Although the acting is acceptable for the bad actors, and great for the good actors, there are way to many montages of pointless origin. The plot could have been dense and amazing, but this is a feeble attempt at a "Rounders" rip-off that succeeds in no way.
Rated 03 Dec 2008
3
28th
An offensively slick, glossy, and Hollywoodized version of what's otherwise a pretty interesting story. The pop music montages and the fact that all the card counters look like models and the way they shoehorn in some good vs evil bullshit all adds up to fluffy, forgettable junk food. Kate Bosworth has been playing a college undergrad for a fucking decade.
Rated 18 May 2008
50
35th
Two hours passed by and in the end I didn't want to kill myself so it did it's job.
Rated 17 Apr 2008
5
20th
Could've been worse...
Rated 08 Apr 2008
49
7th
You could probably tell me what I saw just as easily as I could, having seen it... Predictable and typical... Kevin Spacey makes it all a bit more enjoyable though...
Rated 10 Nov 2024
89
0th
This is a guilty pleasure of mine, it actually started my love for the game of Blackjack.
Rated 24 Apr 2024
51
15th
bruh
Rated 30 Sep 2023
78
56th
Another in a line of films that are essentially a wallow in tacky excess – hits the predictable story beats with the resolute timing of someone who’s watched WALL STREET too many times, but it is a smooth and enjoyable ride, with the card counting presented in a way that’s understandable though (deliberately?) not always coherent, and a fine cast not given much to do but are fun to watch, especially Spacey leaning in to full “Glengarry” mode as the slimily venal mentor.
Rated 03 Apr 2023
58
45th
As soon as I saw the opening scene I knew exactly where the movie was going and pretty much how it was going to get there. The fact that it does do anything those things especially well made this a very mediocre experience.
Rated 09 Oct 2022
60
7th
Me pareció demasiado hollywoodense en muchas cosas, pero estuvo bien. Lo más criticable es que se siente apresurada cerca del final.
Rated 16 Sep 2022
80
48th
I wish I knew how to count cards :(
Rated 24 Jul 2022
13
45th
Rated 30 Jun 2022
73
23rd
For the majority of the movie I didn't get why it had such a poor probable score - it seemed like a flashy, if slightly dull, gambling story. But then you get to the absolute trainwreck of a climax and wow what a mess.
Rated 19 Sep 2021
58
56th
More drama centered than action, just like a regular 21. A nephew of Ocean.
Rated 06 Aug 2021
55
8th
????????????????????????
Rated 28 May 2021
55
31st
Zeka kullanımının ön planda olduğu filmleri severim. Bu filmde konusundaki gibi zekayı ön planda tutsaydı keşke.
Rated 19 Feb 2021
75
39th
The gambling is interesting. The quality of acting is meh.
Rated 17 Jan 2021
70
31st
17.01.2021 Kartal
Rated 14 Apr 2020
70
55th
70.2
Rated 29 Feb 2020
75
14th
Loved the book. Really looked forward to the movie. It was just kind of blah.
Rated 11 Dec 2019
4
31st
Lacklustre compared to the book.
Rated 04 Oct 2019
32
6th
Full of insipid melodrama.
Rated 02 Mar 2019
14
6th
Ideologically disastrous. Overall predictable.
Rated 24 Feb 2019
31
28th
my great uncle played a speaking role in this math drama, he told me once about how he got to meet Kevin Spacey, how the casting director picked him even though he wasn't even there to cast for the role. anyway i don't even remember his performance
Rated 09 Dec 2018
83
83rd
I walked into this film with low expectations, however I was pleasantly surprised. Usually films based on true stories are trash to me but this one was one of the gems in that genre. The acting was great, with specifically great performances from Kevin Spacey, Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth & Laurence Fishburne. The plot was engaging and exiting and overall I really enjoyed the film.
Rated 18 Sep 2018
33
31st
A very standard teen drama. All of the beats are predictable because of how closely this follows a formula. Even the normally great Kevin Spacey doesn't fit here. There is some enjoyment to be had but it is simply just too little and often too late.
Rated 18 Aug 2017
30
21st
My everywhere hurts when I see Kevin Spacey in garbage movies.
Rated 07 Aug 2017
51
28th
A nonsensical lack of accuracy to the real events, as well as a trite plot that does nothing interesting squander a potentially good story. But it's cool to watch with friends for some reason.
Rated 27 Dec 2016
21
4th
A story from the man who brought you "The Social Network". Teen drama 90210.
Rated 25 Sep 2016
30
8th
Laurence Fishburn and Kevin Spacey are the only reasons to watch this.
Rated 19 Jul 2016
92
82nd
yes
Rated 28 Apr 2016
10
36th
W3E1P1S1V1M1A1R1. Nothing special, but appealing in the way of most movies that make you feel like you, too, are really smart!
Rated 25 Mar 2016
70
30th
It's an okay movie, would've given it a 65 but I'm a huge sucker for Kevin Spacey. Good actors, but a dull plot.
Rated 18 Nov 2015
30
18th
"Man, that sugar's sweet." Unlike this movie.
Rated 14 Jul 2015
45
2nd
Disappointing. It's everything that I hate about movies and it soured me on Kevin Spacey for a good two years.
Rated 29 Mar 2015
50
21st
2.49/5
Rated 18 Feb 2015
83
33rd
Could have been so much better.
Rated 19 Nov 2014
40
35th
And in this case, that momentary remorse and conscience may be too little too late for another reason: It was Jeff Ma who led the MIT card-counting team. And though he appears in the film, he's convinced that 21 is "great for Vegas. It perpetuates the myth that blackjack is beatable." (pluggedin.com)
Rated 31 Oct 2014
26
28th
Rewatch: What a drag to watch this. Filled with teal and orange and trying to be smart. Very annoying
Rated 30 Oct 2014
60
31st
2014-10-29 half gezien
Rated 16 Jul 2014
60
30th
Fun to watch but the characters seemed a little shallow to me.
Rated 29 May 2014
72
32nd
- 10/10/10
Rated 06 Oct 2013
50
33rd
Makes a weird number of mistakes - Medical students being good at electronics, playing cash at tables, and so on. Small things that just raise questions about how they made it to the final cut
Rated 25 Jul 2013
58
29th
Unlikable characters, clunky dialogue, and watching other people play cards is not exciting.
Rated 06 Jun 2013
60
47th
The first time I saw 21 I kind of liked it. But then I realized I would never want to watch it again.
Rated 05 Apr 2013
80
25th
Good story line. Interesting. Mediocre acting.
Rated 17 Jan 2013
47
7th
awful movie also made feel awful and like not going to vegas
Rated 06 Jan 2013
54
26th
21 could have been a fascinating study had it not supplanted the true story on which it is based with mundane melodrama.
Rated 29 Dec 2012
40
13th
What's the real story here? The Maths, the rise and fall? The people? The Casino backroom boys? 21 has no idea what it is focusing on, and ends up devoid of any sense of realism, passion or entertainment. The "walk out" scene from the casino by our "heroes" says it all. The problem is that even after 2 hours, they are totally 1 dimensional and we just dont care about them. Did no one bother to sit down with "Ben" and tell him to stop being a jerk? This film is so shallow it's a small hummock!
Rated 10 Aug 2012
75
69th
Jim Sturgess and Kevin Spacey. What more needs to be said?
Rated 26 Mar 2012
54
27th
The movie is very unrealistic. You couldn't make that much money that fast. I don't really get why we are supposed to hate Kevin Spacey either, he is kind of an asshole, but he never really did anything wrong. In fact none of them really did, except for maybe Laurence Fishburne, who we are supposed to sympathize with by the end of the film. Counting cards isn't cheating. Anyways I really liked the soundtrack, and it was fun in spots I guess. Rounders was better.
Rated 29 Feb 2012
51
22nd
Spacey is good as usual and there is a little bit of interest generated by the 'true story' angle, but none of the characters are very sympathetic. There are a number awful montages and the story arch is as predictable as any Hollywood script. Nerd abandons his friends for the promise of wealth and fame: "Money, girls, high-roller suites, clubs, Vegas, double-cross, yeaaaaah!" A few extra points for the final chase scene in the Casino, which is filmed well.
Rated 24 Feb 2012
40
17th
I'm actually a pretty big fan of blackjack and I've actually practiced counting cards. I'm not slick enough to do it in a casino, but maybe one day. For that reason, I am this movies demographic. It's kinda shitty.
Rated 09 Jan 2012
50
6th
Might have been fabulous if the cast weren't white-washed.
Rated 01 Jan 2012
75
67th
kumar, kumarhane, basarili ögrenci, burs, ögretmen, ögretmen - ögrenci, las vegas (basarili ogrenci Harward'da okumak icin bir burs basvurusunda bulunur. Bursun durumu muammadir. Bu arada matematik ögretmeni onu kagitlari sayan bir kumarbaz kulubüne alir.)
Rated 18 Dec 2011
59
12th
I enjoyed this movie at the start but then the plot keeps getting increasingly worse. The screenplay takes one wrong turn after another. There could have been a good movie here.
Rated 17 Dec 2011
60
38th
I did not really expect to enjoy much of anything about this film, so I was pleasantly surprised that I wasn't cringing through most of it. Although it's "based on actual events," the events it's based on are a lot less interesting, or rather, less Hollywood, and nearly all the people it was based on were Asian. The Asians in the film are relegated to supporting roles, whereas the protagonist and love interest are both lily-white. There's also a super cliche Hollywood PG-13 love scene.
Rated 04 Nov 2011
80
54th
Kevin Spacey saves this movie....
Rated 19 Oct 2011
75
49th
A fun watch - once.
Rated 16 Aug 2011
40
9th
Nothing to it beyond attractive leads and an established actor strangely out of place.
Rated 18 Jul 2011
35
9th
21 could have been a fascinating study had it not supplanted the true story on which it is based with mundane melodrama.
Rated 26 Mar 2011
65
24th
Nothing to write home about. overall entertaining, but with major plot holes.
Rated 13 Dec 2010
20
41st
"21 is a mini-Ocean's Eleven about, and for, people who are the age of its title." - Nick Schager
Rated 02 Oct 2010
64
32nd
Visually, it was an explosion of bright lights and luxurious excess. Plot wise, it was generic and predictable. Overall, an enjoyable but not memorable experience.
Rated 08 Aug 2010
43
50th
#08#, story, Kate B, K Spacey.
Rated 09 Jul 2010
54
11th
It was only semi-entertaining and stupid.
Rated 03 Jul 2010
79
59th
Okay movie, but not completely as advertised. The movie isn't that thrilling and there never seems to be much at stake besides kids losing money at gambling. Big surprise.
Rated 14 Jun 2010
37
23rd
Never trust Kevin Spacey.
Rated 24 May 2010
49
17th
There is an interesting story to be told here, but there seemed to be too much focus on style over substance. Empty.
Rated 23 Apr 2010
50
48th
I thought it was predictable, uninteresting, and there were few moments in the film that pulled me in.
Rated 24 Mar 2010
71
33rd
One of the few good contemporary movies with some slick camera work including lots of dissolves and close-ups. The script's dialogue is hip but the music is noisy. All around good acting and action. "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" is one of my favorite quotes.
Rated 22 Feb 2010
47
19th
book is way better, as is the A&E mini movie.
Rated 24 Jan 2010
81
75th
It was a great film, but can see how it wont be for everyone.
Rated 11 Jan 2010
70
3rd
Nice, fun. Where is Kevin Spacey ?
Rated 09 Jan 2010
68
25th
The best thing about 21 is that this actually happened and that helps to keep your interest, but the film itself doesn't do justice to the events it portrays. It's entirely too predictable and although it is entertaining there are very few moments which really grab you in the exhilarating way a Vegas based gambling film surely should !!
Rated 27 Dec 2009
30
6th
This movie annoyed me a ton. I came in expecting a by the numbers Hollywood movie but I got a ton worse than that.
Rated 18 Dec 2009
80
51st
Brilliance
Rated 10 Dec 2009
60
48th
This is pretty much your average movie that really doesn't do anything to differentiate itself from other movies. The story and the potential were there, but it was not fully utilized. Of course Kevin Spacey is going to be good, but it took awhile for Jim Sturgess to grow on me because I just didn't care for him at first. I must've seen about 7 movies that Aaron Yoo has been in and he has pretty much played it the same. This isn't a bad movie, it just isn't that great as it could be.
Rated 04 Dec 2009
65
27th
A mostly fun movie with a twisty plot. Plus, Kevin Spacey is awesome.
Rated 02 Nov 2009
40
4th
The Last Casino(2004), which practically has the same plot(the fact I did not realize before going to the cinema to see 21), was way better. So my advise: watch TLC instead
Rated 18 Oct 2009
70
20th
cliche characters, but i liked watching spacey nonetheless. i liked the caper and ending.
Rated 31 Aug 2009
45
33rd
Kate Bosworth's eyes and hypnotizing and beautiful. That's more or less all I remember.
Rated 28 Aug 2009
55
27th
Spacey is good. Story is alright. Teenage fluff.
Rated 21 Aug 2009
60
28th
Interesting book made into a terribly BORING movie.
Rated 13 Aug 2009
38
17th
For awhile, it's a reasonable diversion. There's a lot in here that feels like Hollywood screenwriting filler, from the schlumpy betrayed friends serving as the barometer of the heroes descent from decent guy to hard-hearted cad to the pasted-on romance. When it's setting up the mechanics of the group's strategy, it has a nice energy. When it has to concentrate on the plot and the poorly drawn interpersonal drama, it's a barely bearable trudge.
Rated 05 Aug 2009
16
3rd
Kevin Spacey is the most annoying person to have ever existed

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