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. ben campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at m. i. t. Who strives to succeed. Wanting a scholarship to transfer to harvard school of medicine to become a doctor,. inspired by real events and people, 21 is about six mit students who become trained to be experts in card counting in black jack and subsequently took vegas casinos for millions.
