Even Money is a crime film about three strangers who become addicted to gambling, and how their lives come to be increasingly intertwined. The film touches on the private lives of those who, in one way or another, ultimately hang their hopes (and savings) on the outcome of a college basketball game. There are a number of sub-plots, such as the angst that a novelist feels as she struggles to write her follow-up book, and the dreams of a former stage magician, as he struggles in his own way to regain his glory. The film was directed by Mark Rydell, and stars Forest Whitaker, Nick Cannon, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Kelsey Grammer, Carla Gugino and Ray Liotta. It was released on May 18, 2007 in theaters.

A lonely desert highway. An insurmountable debt. Two brothers faced with an impossible decision. Logan and Kyle flee Los Angeles, scrambling to buy time and answers for Logan's gambling debt. But after Kyle's wife and son are taken as collateral, the brothers are left with a clear choice: Pay back the money, or disappear forever...... Written by Anonymous

Gambling: Carolyn, a novelist, is losing her family's savings at the slots; she's befriended by a close-up magician who dreams of making it big. A murdered bookie has the cops focused on Victor, who fronts for the mysterious, never-seen Ivan. Augie and Murph, two other bookies ply their partnership, which is endangered by an offer from Victor to Augie and by Murph's girlfriend's rejection of his violent vocation. A mechanic, in debt to his bookies, asks his basketball-playing brother to shave some points. A paraplegic cop sees all. Will anyone reach their dream? The odds are against it. Written by