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Rounders

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1998 | 121 min | Drama, Crime

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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved 25th Hour or Casino, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 1 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: meant for adults.

Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Russian-American gangster Teddy KGB. Promising his partner Jo he'll give up, he meets up with best friend Lester 'Worm' Murphy, just out of prison and owing lots of money to the wrong kind of people. McDermott becomes his co-guarantor and now there's only one way to raise the money, the pair have to get back into the game.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    64% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.0 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerSolid

    $23 million worldwide on a $12 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 265K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by John Dahl

  • Matt DamonMike McDermott
  • Edward NortonLester 'Worm' Murphy
  • John TurturroJoey Knish
  • Gretchen MolJo
  • John MalkovichTeddy KGB
  • Famke JanssenPetra
  • Martin LandauAbe Petrovsky
  • Michael RispoliGrama
  • Goran VišnjićMaurice
  • Mal Z. LawrenceIrving