Inspired by the true story of five students who changed the game forever.
| Cast |
Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Aaron Yoo, Liza Lapira, Jacob Pitts, Laurence Fishburne |
| Director |
Robert Luketic |
| Screenplay | Peter Steinfeld, Allan Loeb, from the book by Ben Mezrich |
| Music | David Sardy |
| Cinematography | Russell Carpenter |
| Editing | Elliot Graham |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Made in | 2008 |
| Produced by | Michael De Luca Productions, Relativity Media, Trigger Street Productions |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Isolated and discreet |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Infrequent and fairly strong |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Mature theme that is clearly and positively resolved. |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 10 |  |
| Cape Times Michael Phillips | 5 |  |
| iAfrica.com Nils van der Linden | 10 | |
| The Citizen Annette Bayne | 14 |  |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 10 | |
| 24.com Megan Kakora | 10 | |
| BBC Stella Papamichael  Only human error can break the winning streak and, like the cocky students, director Robert Luketic occasionally gets carried away by the action. Still, this is worth a look. | 10 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli When it comes to the other two heist movies currently playing in theaters, The Bank Job and Flawless, the only advantage one could attribute to 21 is the youth of its cast. When judged on the basis of story, excitement, surprises, and character development, 21 comes in a distant third. | 10 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers 21 drags itself to a climax that puts credulity in splints. So what? In a multiplex of dumb-luck hits, it's a kick to watch Spacey and a gifted young cast use smarts to deal audiences a winning hand. | 15 | |
| ScreenItBetter in the first half than in the second (when things get too formulaic, predictable, and don't know when to end. | 10 | |
| Metacritic.com 29 critics | 10 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 124 critics | 10 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Supplants the fascinating true story in favor of mundane melodrama. | 6 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 10829 Netizens Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner | 14 | |
Average .. 51% | 10 | |