The runner (1999)

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edward is a compulsive gambler who's lost everything and is forced to work as a numbers runner for "deepthroat", a sadistic sociopath and big-time professional gambler. from his high-tech sanctuary, deepthroat takes perverse pleasure in putting edward to the test... waiting for him to slip up and checking for every dollar. edward tries to start a new life with his beautiful girlfriend, but when some money is missing, deepthroat wants his payback, and one last desparate gamble on human nature will decide their futures.

ron eldard ("deep impact"), john goodman ("the big lebowski"), courteney cox ("scream"), and joe mantegna ("the rat pack") star in this edgy thriller about a man willing to risk everything he loves on a game he can't win.