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Two for the Money

Two for the Money

How much will you risk?

20056.02h 2m

Overview

A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.

Directed by D.J. Caruso
Written by Dan Gilroy
Produced by James M. Freitag, Billy Higgins, James G. Robinson
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $30.5M

Top Cast

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Walter Abrams

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Brandon Lang

Rene Russo

Rene Russo

Toni Morrow

Armand Assante

Armand Assante

Novian

Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven

Jerry

Jaime King

Jaime King

Alexandria

Kevin Chapman

Kevin Chapman

Southie

Denise Galik

Denise Galik

Brandon's Mom

Gedde Watanabe

Gedde Watanabe

Milton

Carly Pope

Carly Pope

Tammy

Themes & Keywords

betcareersportsamerican footballgreedbased on true story

About Two for the Money

Two for the Money is a comedy, crime, drama, thriller film released in 2005 exploring themes of bet, career, sports, american football, greed, based on true story. Directed by D.J. Caruso, it stars Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo. A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.

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