---
title: '21 (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Luketic'
released: '2008-03-07'
runtime_minutes: 123
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/21-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478087/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# 21 (2008)

2008 · 123 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

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. Reviews from critics were mixed, and 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.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Kevin Spacey](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-spacey), [Brett Ratner](https://cinepixo.com/people/brett-ratner), [Michael De Luca](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-de-luca), [Dana Brunetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-brunetti)
- **Director:** [Robert Luketic](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-luketic)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Steinfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-steinfeld), [Allan Loeb](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-loeb)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dave Sardy](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-sardy)
- **Director of Photography:** [Russell Carpenter](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-carpenter)
- **Editor:** [Elliot Graham](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliot-graham)

## Cast

- [Josh Gad](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-gad)
- [Aaron Yoo](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-yoo)
- [Jacob Pitts](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacob-pitts)
- [Kate Bosworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-bosworth)
- [Liza Lapira](https://cinepixo.com/people/liza-lapira)
- [Laurence Fishburne](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-fishburne)
- [Kevin Spacey](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-spacey)
- [Jim Sturgess](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-sturgess)
- [Kieu Chinh](https://cinepixo.com/people/kieu-chinh)
- [Jack McGee](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-mcgee)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Official site: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/21
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/21-2008
Film facts: Wikidata (Q213999); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.