影片根据澳大利亚及畅销小说家Peter Temple的系列小说改编。Jack的生活不能再糟糕了-他钟爱的足球俱乐部搬到另一个州了，最近一次的的赌马的胜利遥遥无期，而这个单身汉还在设法打理自己的生活。所以一个来自曾经的客户的Danny McKillop (Simon Russell) 的电话留言未能引起Peter的注意。然而之后Danny死了Jack必须重新面对阴暗的过去。黑色暗涌:Jack帮助了一个失去了儿子son Gary (Nicholas Coghlan)的老朋友Des Connors (Ron Jacobson)。当Jack开始深入挖掘这件事的时候，他发现Gary Connors是个隐藏了内情的人，而他的朋友和周围的有着更加阴暗和致命的秘密

Jack Irish 系列是根据澳大利亚及畅销小说家Peter Temple的系列小说改编。一身坏账：Jack的生活不能再糟糕了-他钟爱的足球俱乐部搬到另一个州了，最近一次的的赌马的胜利遥遥无期，而这个单身汉还在设法打理自己的生活。所以一个来自曾经的客户的Danny McKillop (Simon Russell) 的电话留言未能引起Peter的注意。然而之后Danny死了Jack必须重新面对阴暗的过去。黑色暗涌:Jack帮助了一个失去了儿子son Gary (Nicholas Coghlan)的老朋友Des Connors (Ron Jacobson)。当Jack开始深入挖掘这件事的时候，他发现Gary Connors是个隐藏了内情的人，而他的朋友和周围的有着更加阴暗和致命的秘密。

杰克·爱瑞什是澳大利亚的电影，改编自侦探小说的彼得寺。明星皮尔斯在杰克·爱瑞什里任主演，前刑事律师出身的私家侦探，专门帮人收债。该电影由编剧安得烈和马特卡梅伦改编，导演是杰夫瑞沃克。

A young writer goes to Paris. He meets in the train a young woman forced to marry a wealthy casino manager in Monte Carlo. His true love for the girl is about to direct him to Monte Carlo and to turn himself into a compulsive gambler. He'll lose his money, his integrity and his principles to save this girl from her future while fighting the demon of gambling with the most powerful weapon a man can have: love.

沃尔伯格饰演的吉姆·本内特（Jim Bennett）既是大学英语文学教授，又是一个大手笔的赌徒。他让学生打假球，使自己在赌局中牟利。随着赌瘾日渐加深，他的生活陷入万劫不复之中。由于债台高筑，他不得不已自己的生命为代价，向一位高利贷大佬弗兰克借债。

In 1866, a young Muscovite named Alexei Ivanovitch arrives in Baden Baden, then the gambling capital of Austria, and is soon engaged by General Zagorianski to look after his children. Alexei discovers that his employer is a compulsive gambler who has been almost ruined by his addiction. The only money the General has is provided by the Marquis de Grieux, an adventurer who intends to marry Zagorianski’s sister, Pauline. In doing so, de Grieux hopes to profit from the vast inheritance that will come the General’s way from his Aunt Antonina, who is presently very ill. Alexei is appalled by this society which lives only for money. He loves Pauline and wants to take her to a healthier place, but when she refuses to marry him, he begins to gamble at the casino…

一个小青年和人赌博，输掉一大笔钱，走投无路。兄弟跟他一样是不务正业，母亲已经白发苍苍，他该何去何从呢？