The film is a story about a man named Will (Matthew Newton), a young stockbroker, who makes a bet with his wealthy friend Angus (Aden Young) to prove himself and to prove who can make the most money with 50 grand in 90 days for a prize of 200 grand.
His ego-fueled obsession on the betting game forces him to measure the cost of his ambition against the true value of love.
Will asks office assistant, Trish (Alyssa McClelland), whom he has jilted earlier to transfer funds from one of his clients illegally and he uses it to gain profit.
The Bet is a morality tale, set in the city of Sydney, about choosing friends, boundaries and betrayals, relevance and consequences of proto-self, the perils of fallacy and the value of love and life.
[5] Sibylla Budd was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the 2007 Australian Film Institute Awards.